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    basking shark

    basking shark

    Cetorhinus maximus

    Sharks & Rays
    Endangered

    The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is recorded at 18 diving areas across 9 countries, most often around Scottish West Coast, Cornwall & Devon and Scapa Flow, Orkney.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 4 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    South AustraliaAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    VictoriaAustralia
    Occasionally seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Regularly seen here
    Mediterranean & Europe
    CorsicaFrance
    Rarely seen here
    Marseille & CalanquesFrance
    Occasionally seen here
    Silfra & ThingvellirIceland
    Occasionally seen here
    South CoastIreland
    Frequently seen here
    West CoastIreland
    Regularly seen here
    Portofino & LiguriaItaly
    Rarely seen here
    SardiniaItaly
    Rarely seen here
    Algarve & BerlengasPortugal
    Rarely seen here
    Cornwall & DevonUnited Kingdom
    Frequently seen here
    Northumberland & NortheastUnited Kingdom
    Occasionally seen here
    Scapa Flow, OrkneyUnited Kingdom
    Frequently seen here
    Scottish East Coast & BordersUnited Kingdom
    Occasionally seen here
    Scottish West CoastUnited Kingdom
    Frequently seen here
    North America
    New Brunswick & Bay of FundyCanada
    Regularly seen here
    Nova ScotiaCanada
    Regularly seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderLamniformes
    FamilyCetorhinidae
    GenusCetorhinus

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