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Cetorhinus maximus

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Noun1.Cetorhinus maximus - large harmless plankton-eating northern sharkCetorhinus maximus - large harmless plankton-eating northern shark; often swims slowly or floats at the sea surface
basking shark
mackerel shark - fierce pelagic and oceanic sharks
Cetorhinus, genus Cetorhinus - comprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae
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It has been suggested that two band pairs are deposited annually in the basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus (Parker and Stott, 1965) and the shortfin mako shark, Isurus oxyrinchus (Pratt and Casey, 1983), although validation is still pending for these species.
Age-validation of a leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) recaptured ... by Smith, Susan E.; Mitchell, Robert A.; Fuller, Dan / Fishery Bulletin
 
 
 
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