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FishverifiedEndangered
Cetorhinus maximus
(Gunnerus, 1765)
Basking Shark
Also known as: Bone Shark, Cape Basking Shark, Capidolo, Cow-Fish, Elephant Shark, Foolish Shark, Giant Basking Shark
Verified againstWoRMS
About
Habitat
Pelagic-oceanic
Depth
0–2000 m
Max size
15.2 m
Max weight
4 t
Diet
Filtering plankton
Taxonomy
Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Lamniformes
Family
Cetorhinidae
Where to find it
Image: © Björn Källström (CC-BY-NC) · iNaturalist (CC-BY-NC) · source