Animalia > Chordata > Elasmobranchii > Lamniformes > Cetorhinidae > Cetorhinus > Cetorhinus maximus

Cetorhinus maximus (Sun-fish; Sunfish; Shark; Hoe-mother; Elephant shark; Bone shark; Basking tresher; Basking shark)

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Wikipedia Abstract

("Basking Sharks" redirects here. For the band, see Basking Sharks (band).) The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the second largest living fish, after the whale shark, and one of three plankton-eating sharks along with the whale shark and megamouth shark. Adults typically reach 6–8 m (20–26 ft) in length. They are usually greyish-brown, with mottled skin. The caudal fin has a strong lateral keel and a crescent shape.
View Wikipedia Record: Cetorhinus maximus

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Cetorhinus maximus

Attributes

Maximum Longevity [2]  32 years
Water Biome [1]  Coastal
Adult Weight [2]  2.425 tons (2,200.00 kg)
Female Maturity [2]  11 years 6 months
Male Maturity [2]  8 years

Protected Areas

Prey / Diet

Prey / Diet Overlap

Predators

Galeocerdo cuvier (Tiger-shark)[5]
Petromyzon marinus (Eel sucker)[4]

Consumers

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 2de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
♦ 3Sieving a Living: A Review of the Biology, Ecology and Conservation Status of the Plankton-Feeding Basking Shark Cetorhinus Maximus, David W. Sims, Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 54, pp. 171-220 (2008)
♦ 4Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 5Food of Northwest Atlantic Fishes and Two Common Species of Squid, Ray E. Bowman, Charles E. Stillwell, William L. Michaels, and Marvin D. Grosslein, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NE-155 (2000)
♦ 6Pollerspöck, J. & Straube, N. (2015), Bibliography database of living/fossil sharks, rays and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii, Holocephali) -Host-Parasites List/Parasite-Hosts List-, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 04/2015;
♦ 7Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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