Basking shark
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The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the world's second largest fish. Although it can be as long as 33 feet, and weigh as much as seven tons, it is a harmless filter feeder, eating primarily plankton. Named for its habit of floating or swimming slowly at the surface, it is found in temperate waters around the world.
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Biliteria |
| Branch | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Class | Chondrichthyes |
| Sub-class | Elasmobranchii |
| Order Information | |
| Superorder | Selachimorpha |
| Order | Lamniformes |
| Family Information | |
| Family | Cetorhinidae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Cetorhinus |
| Species Information | |
| Species | C. maximus |
| Population statistics | |