Cetorhinus maximus, Basking shark : fisheries

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Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765)

Basking shark

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Cetorhinus maximus
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Elasmobranchii (tubarões e raias) (sharks and rays) > Lamniformes (Mackerel sharks) > Cetorhinidae (Basking sharks)
Etymology: Cetorhinus: cetus (L.), from ketos (Gr.) whale, referring to its size; rhinus, an ancient name for sharks, from rhine (Gr.), rasp, alluding to a shark’s jagged, rasp-like skin. (See ETYFish);  maximus: Latin for greatest, being the largest known fish (i.e., non-mammalian aquatic vertebrate) at the time (superseded by Rhincodon typus). (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia


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