Basking Shark
Cetorhinus maximus
Status: vulnerable
Size: up to 32 feet.
Weight: up to 11,000 pounds.
Second largest fish in the world. Has a wide mouth, measuring up to 3 feet.
Feeds on plankton, which it filters through sieve-like rakers located in its gills.
Its liver may account for up to 25% of its body.