Basking Shark
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Cetorhinidae
Cetorhinus maximus
The basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus, is the second largest fish, after the whale shark. It is a filter feeder and is found throughout the oceans of the world. The largest specimen accurately measured was 12.27 metres (40 ft 3 in), and weighed an estimated 16 tons. Normally the basking shark reaches a length of between 6 metres (20 feet) and a little over 8 m (28 ft). In females, only the right ovary appears to be functional: if so, this is a unique characteristic among sharks.
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3 Comments
dasiy
February 29, 2012 at 1:32 pmthis shark lives in england 🙂
dasiymay
February 29, 2012 at 1:34 pmits not very cute but is it safe ?
Tars Tarkas
February 29, 2012 at 2:54 pmBasking Sharks are generally safe unless you are zooplankton or are overtly aggressive