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.