
Description
Cetorhinus maximus is the second largest living fish, after the whale shark, and one of three plankton-eating sharks besides the whale shark and megamouth shark. It is a cosmopolitan migratory species, found in all the world's temperate oceans. Other names: Bone Shark, Elephant Shark, Hoe-Mother (sometimes contract... Read more in SeabookLocations
- Norway
- Bermuda
- New Zealand
- Namibia
- Greenland
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Colors
white
brown
grey
Social Behaviour
Group
Solitary
Conservation status
(EN) Endangered
Habitat and Environment
Open water