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This list includes extant fish with reported maximum length more than 6 metres.
Rank | Animal | Scientific name | Maximum length (m) | Image | Habitat |
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1 | Whale shark | Rhincodon typus | 12.65 [1] | ||
2 | Basking shark | Cetorhinus maximus | 12.27 [2] | ||
3 | Giant oarfish | Regalecus glesne | 11[3] | ||
4 | Russell's oarfish | Regalecus russellii | 8[4] | ||
5 | Largetooth sawfish | Pristis pristis | 7.5[5] | ||
6 | Tiger shark | Galeocerdo cuvier | 7.4 [6] | ||
7 | Longcomb sawfish | Pristis zijsron | 7.3 [7] | ||
8 | Greenland shark | Somniosus microcephalus | 7.3 [8] | ||
9 | Beluga sturgeon | Huso huso | 7.2 [9] | ||
10 | Great white shark | Carcharodon carcharias | 7.1 (disputed) [10] [11] [12] | ||
11 | Pacific sleeper shark | Somniosus pacificus | 7 [13] | ||
12 | Common thresher shark | Alopias vulpinus | 6.5 [14] | ||
13 | Goblin shark | Mitsukurina owstoni | 6.2 [15] | ||
14 | Great hammerhead shark | Sphyrna mokarran | 6.1 [16] | ||
15 | White sturgeon | Acipenser transmontanus | 6.1 [17] | ||
16 | European sea sturgeon | Acipenser sturio | 6 [18] |
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