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Basking shark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The basking shark , Cetorhinus maximus , is the second largest living shark, after the whale shark. It is a cosmopolitan species — it is found in all the world's temperate oceans. It is a slow mov...
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The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is a huge filter feeder which grows to be up to 32 feet (9.8 m) long. ... The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is a huge filter feeding shark which grows to be up to about 33 feet (10 m) long. It is the second-largest shark (after the whale shark). The basking shark is also called...
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Basking Shark Print-out. The Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is a huge, filter-feeding, slow-swimming shark. This shark is the second-largest shark (and the second-largest fish). ... The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is a huge filter feeding shark which grows to be up to about 33 feet (10 m) long. It is the...
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The basking shark is the second largest fish in the world, second only to another filter feeder, the whale shark. This animal can attain lengths of at least 10 meters (33 feet), but the average size is 7-9 meters.
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Occasionally known as "sunfish" or "sailfish" in certain areas of the world, the basking shark is the only member of the family Cetorhinidae. It was first described by Gunnerus in 1765 from a specimen from Norway and was originally assigned the name Squalus maximus.
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Information on Sharks, great white sharks, how to adopt a shark, the various types of sharks ... Welcome to the Basking Shark Project; Basking Sharks are fabulous creatures in many ways. Not only are they one of only three filter feeding shark species but they are also the second largest fish in the sea - reaching a mammoth...
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The Biogeography of the Basking Shark ; ... The Basking Shark is completely harmless. Although the exact interactions between the Basking Shark, other life forms and its physical environment are not entirely known, it has never been known to attack a human (Steel 1985). Until recently, there have been few studies done...
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