Common name: Basking shark

Scientific name: Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765)

Class:

Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fishes)

Order:

Lamniformes

Family:

Cetorhinidae (basking sharks)

Synonyms:

Other common names:

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Habitat type(s):

Habitat description(s)

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Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

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Conservation:

Global conservation status rank:

G2G3

Imperiled or Vulnerable globally - At high or moderate risk of extinction due to rarity or other factors; typically 80 or fewer populations or locations in the world, few individuals, restricted range, few remaining acres (or miles of stream), and/or recent and widespread declines. More information is needed to assign either G2 or G3.

State conservation status rank:

SNR

Not Ranked - State conservation status not yet assessed.

Federal protection:

Not Listed

State protection:

Not Listed

SGCN:

NYNHP track status:

None

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More information:

Conservation guide:

None

NatureServe explorer link:

https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.104478/Cetorhinus_maximus/