basking shark
Cetorhinus maximus
Category: Sharks & Rays
IUCN Conservation Status: EN - Endangered - facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Lamniformes
- Family
- Cetorhinidae
- Genus
- Cetorhinus
Where to Find
Found in 18 diving areas across 9 countries and 4 regions.
- South Australia, Australia - 4 records
- Victoria, Australia - 6 records
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 21 records
- Corsica, France - 3 records
- Marseille & Calanques, France - 8 records
- Silfra & Thingvellir, Iceland - 7 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 205 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 52 records
- Portofino & Liguria, Italy - 2 records
- Sardinia, Italy - 2 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 2 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 516 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 8 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 321 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 5 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 954 records
- New Brunswick & Bay of Fundy, Canada - 21 records
- Nova Scotia, Canada - 46 records