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basking shark


basking shark
An extremely large, non-agressive shark that is second only to the whale shark as the largest living fish. The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximum) grows up to 10 m (33 ft) in length and weighs up to 6,000 kg (13,200 lb). It lives in oceanic surface waters feeding entirely upon plankton filtered by stiff bristles on its long gill arches. The basking shark belongs to the family Cetorrhinidae.


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