IUCN ENBasking Shark
Cetorhinus maximus
- ATK
- 154
- DEF
- 144
- SPD
- 15
Animal encyclopedia
Basking Shark
Cetorhinus maximus
- Rare
- IUCN EN · Endangered
- Fish
- Europe
About the Basking Shark
Known to science as Cetorhinus maximus, the Basking Shark is a fish found in Europe. It is mainly found in the ocean.
It weighs around 5,200 kg and has a lifespan of about 50 years. Its top speed is 18 km/h. Its estimated population is around 20,000 individuals.
In conservation terms it is listed as Endangered (EN), the IUCN category for species facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. In Animal Gacha, its card has Rare rarity. Rarity is a game value informed by conservation status, not an IUCN category. Rare cards are a less frequent find in packs.
IUCN ENField data
- Scientific name
- Cetorhinus maximus
- Group
- Fish
- Region
- Europe
- Habitats
- Ocean
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
- Game rarity
- Rare
- Weight
- 5,200 kg
- Lifespan
- 50 years
- Top speed
- 18 km/h
- Estimated population
- 20,000
Rarity is a game value informed by conservation status. It is not an IUCN category.
Wildlife data is a general reference and may vary between sources. Animal Gacha is not affiliated with IUCN.
Image credit
- Creator
- Greg Skomal / NOAA Fisheries Service
- License
- Public domainWikimedia Commons public-domain basis: PD US NOAA
- Changes
- Cropped and/or resized to 400 x 400 pixels and converted to WebP.
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