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  2. List of largest fish - Wikipedia

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    These tropical, small sharks are noted for their broad head shape. The largest species is the Port Jackson shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni) of Australasian waters, at up to 1.65 m (5.4 ft) long and weighing up to 20 kg (44 lb). [35] Mackerel sharks (Lamniformes) The dramatically large mouth of the basking shark, the second largest living fish

  3. List of sharks - Wikipedia

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    The first shark-like chondrichthyans appeared in the oceans 400 million years ago, [1] developing into the crown group of sharks by the Early Jurassic. [2] Listed below are extant species of shark. Sharks are spread across 512 described and 23 undescribed species in eight orders. The families and genera within the orders are listed in ...

  4. Basking shark - Wikipedia

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    The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the second-largest living shark and fish, [4] after the whale shark. It is one of three plankton-eating shark species, along with the whale shark and megamouth shark. Typically, basking sharks reach 7.9 m (26 ft) in length.

  5. Mysterious giant sharks may be everywhere - AOL

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    But, in reality one of the ocean's largest sharks lives here. Nicknamed the sleeper shark, Greenland sharks are very slow moving and mostly Mysterious giant sharks may be everywhere

  6. Largest and heaviest animals - Wikipedia

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    The largest animal currently alive is the blue whale. The maximum recorded weight was 190 tonnes (209 US tons) for a specimen measuring 27.6 metres (91 ft), whereas longer ones, up to 33 metres (108 ft), have been recorded but not weighed. [1] [2] [3] It is estimated that this individual could have a mass of 250 tonnes or more.

  7. Killer Whales Are Hunting Whale Sharks — the Largest Fish in ...

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    Orcas — also known as killer whales — are once again on the offensive. Their new target is whale sharks, the world's largest fish species. According to CNN, a new study — published in the ...

  8. Images reveal how an orca pod hunts the world’s largest fish

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    The young sharks are typically 3 to 7 meters (10 to 23 feet) in length, making them more vulnerable to predators. While an orca versus whale shark matchup may seem like an epic battle, the orcas ...

  9. Whale shark - Wikipedia

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    Whale sharks' lifespans are estimated to be between 80 and 130 years, based on studies of their vertebral growth bands and the growth rates of free-swimming sharks. [9] [10] [11] Whale sharks have very large mouths and are filter feeders, which is a feeding mode that occurs in only two other sharks, the megamouth shark and the basking shark.