Northern Ireland Priority species (NIPS)

PISCES : Lamniformes : CetorhinidaeCARTILAGINOUS FISH

Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765)

Basking Shark

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Cetorhinus maximus
 Cetorhinus maximus : Large Map

Distribution Map from NBN: Cetorhinus maximus at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Cetorhinus maximus at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Cetorhinus maximus at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765). AphiaID: 105837.

Classification: Biota; Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata; Chondrichthyes; Elasmobranchii; Neoselachii; Selachii; Galeomorphi; Lamniformes; Cetorhinidae; Cetorhinus

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  (2026). Cetorhinus maximus. (Gunnerus, 1765). [In] Priority species, Marine Biodiversity Portal NI.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/priorityaccounts.php?item=ZF250. Accessed on 2026-07-28