Image Bank - Sharks and Rays
Basking Shark swimming with it mouth open
Reference |
IB0090 |
Category |
Sharks and Rays |
Family Name |
Basking Shark - CETORHINIDAE |
Common Name |
Basking Shark swimming with it mouth open |
Scientific Name |
Cetorhinus maximus |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
Notes |
Basking Sharks can reach more than 10 m in length. A passive filter feeder, it swims slowly with mouth wide open, snaring plankton on its hair-like gillrakers. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia
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