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The maximum size attained by white sharks remains a matter
of debate. Adult females can probably attain 7.13 metres
based on contemporary specimens from Australia and the
Mediterranean.
The smallest free-swimming examples appear to be ca. 120cm
TL (total length).
Lengths at maturity for both sexes remain somewhat
undetermined, and based on (currently limited) age-growth data
it may be possible that different populations mature at
varying lengths.
The majority of females mature at between 450-500cm TL, but
have been reported as immature at sizes as much as 472cm.
Males mature at about
350-360cm. A generalised age of maturity of 10-12 years
is estimated.
A mature female of 500cm is calculated to have reached ca.
14 to 16 years of age.
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