Designed by production designer Joe Alves, Bruce was named after director Stephen Spielbergs lawyer, Bruce Ramer.

However, these measurements may be inaccurate in comparison to Bruces real-life counterparts.

The attack position of a Great White has its mouth wide open and pulled back.

Captain Quint and the Jaws shark poster

The largest preserved female specimen measured roughly 19 feet in length and weighed approximately 2.2 tons.

However, although Great Whites are primarily known for their size,the average Great White is smaller.

Adult males typically measure between 11 and 13 feet, and adult females measure 15 to 16 feet.

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Nevertheless, Bruces size may not be too far off.

TheGuinness Book of World Recordspreviously listed two Great White specimens as being the largest(viaShark Divers).

The first, discovered in Australian waters in the 1870s, reportedly measured 36 feet in length.

The team from Stargate SG-1.

The second was trapped in New Brunswick, Canada in the 1930s.

It had an estimated length of 37 feet.

Unfortunately, mistakes were made in the measurement and identification of each respective shark.

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Custom image by Milica Djordjevic

In 1970, American ichthyologist J.E.

Likewise, the New Brunswick shark was revealed to be a misidentified Basking Shark.

Source:Shark Divers

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