Fish Facts - Heaviest Species

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Ocean Sunfish, Mola mola. Marcus Elieser Bloch, circa 1790.

10 Heaviest Fishes of the World

  1. Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus 34,000 kg (74,957 lbs)
  2. Basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus 4,000 kg (8,818 lbs)
  3. Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias 3,400 kg (7,495 lbs)
  4. Giant Manta Ray, Manta birostris 3,000 kg (6,613 lbs)
  5. Ocean Sunfish, Mola mola 2,300 kg (5,070 lbs)
  6. Beluga Sturgeon, Huso huso 2,072 kg (4,567 lbs)
  7. Sharptail Mola, Masturus lanceolatus 2,000 kg (4,409 lbs)
  8. Kaluga Sturgeon, Huso dauricus 1,000 kg (2,204 lbs)
  9. White Sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus 816 kg (1,798 lbs)
  10. Tiger Shark, Galeocerdo cuvier 807 kg (1,779 lbs)

Source: Fishbase
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