Basking shark
A species of Cetorhinus, Also known as Elephant shark, Sun-fish, Basking tresher Scientific name : Cetorhinus maximus Genus : Cetorhinus
Basking shark, A species of Cetorhinus
Also known as:
Elephant shark, Sun-fish, Basking tresher
Botanical name: Cetorhinus maximus
Genus: Cetorhinus
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Description
The basking shark is a cosmopolitan. Basking sharks live in all the world's seas with a temperate climate. In Fundy Bay (Canada) a specimen of 12.27 meters was caught in 1851, the animal weighed over 19 tons. According to reliable sources, the average length of a basking shark is now between 6 and 8 meters, with a maximum of 9.8 meters and a weight of 4 tons. The basking shark sifts plankton out of the water with its gill sieves.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Sharks and rays Order
Mackerel sharks Family
Basking sharks Genus
Cetorhinus Species
Basking shark 
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