and basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus). Additionally, fishing of all stingarees in the genus Urolophus and skates in the ...

It may be the world’s second largest fish, growing to more than 10m, but the basking shark, or Cetorhinus maximus, is an enigma for scientists eager to help preserve the plankton-eating giant ...

Officials with the Maine Department of Marine Resources identified the gargantuan specimen as a male basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus, which roughly translates to "biggest-nosed marine monster ...

It is the second largest living fish in the world. They use more than 5,000 gill rakers to strain 25 kg of plankton from around 1.5 million litres of water per hour which is around the size of a ...