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{{See also|List of longest fish}} |
{{See also|List of longest fish}} |
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[[File:Leedsichthys problematicus.jpg|thumb|Life restoration of the extinct ''[[Leedsichthys]]'', one of the largest bony fish to have ever lived]] |
[[File:Leedsichthys problematicus.jpg|thumb|Life restoration of the extinct ''[[Leedsichthys]]'', one of the largest bony fish to have ever lived]] |
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[[Fish]] vary greatly in size. The [[whale shark]] and [[basking shark]] exceed all other fish by a considerable margin in weight and length. Fish are a [[paraphyletic]] group that describes aquatic vertebrates while excluding [[tetrapods]], and the [[bony fish]] that often represent the group are more closely related to [[cetaceans]] such as whales, than to the [[cartilaginous fish]] such as sharks and rays. {{ |
[[Fish]] vary greatly in size. The [[whale shark]] and [[basking shark]] exceed all other fish by a considerable margin in weight and length. Fish are a [[paraphyletic]] group that describes aquatic vertebrates while excluding [[tetrapods]], and the [[bony fish]] that often represent the group are more closely related to [[cetaceans]] such as whales, than to the [[cartilaginous fish]] such as sharks and rays. {{fact|date=June 2023}} As such, cross group comparisons on this page only serve a colloquial purpose. |
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== Largest extant fish == |
== Largest extant fish == |
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* '''Dogfish and allies''' ([[Squaliformes]]) |
* '''Dogfish and allies''' ([[Squaliformes]]) |
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:The largest known member of this order is the [[Greenland shark]] (''Somniosus microcephalus''), a giant predator of sub-Arctic waters. This species has been confirmed to as much as {{convert|6.4|m|ft|abbr=on}} in length and a weight of {{convert|1,397|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, although specimens of up to {{convert|7.3|m|ft|abbr=on}} have been reportedly caught.<ref name = "Wood"/><ref>[http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=138 Somniosus microcephalus, Greenland shark: fisheries, gamefish]. FishBase.org</ref> The [[Pacific sleeper shark]] (''Somniosus pacificus'') has been measured only to {{convert|4.4|m|ft|abbr=on}} and {{convert|888|kg|lb|abbr=on}} in a gravid female, although specimens up to an estimated {{convert|7|m|ft|abbr=on}} have been scientifically observed.<ref name = "Wood"/><ref name= Castro>Castro, José I., ''The Sharks of North America''. Oxford University Press (2011), {{ISBN|978-0-19-539294-4}}</ref> A single unconfirmed account exists of an enormous Pacific sleeper shark that potentially measured up to {{convert|9.2|m|ft|abbr=on}} long |
:The largest known member of this order is the [[Greenland shark]] (''Somniosus microcephalus''), a giant predator of sub-Arctic waters. This species has been confirmed to as much as {{convert|6.4|m|ft|abbr=on}} in length and a weight of {{convert|1,397|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, although specimens of up to {{convert|7.3|m|ft|abbr=on}} have been reportedly caught.<ref name = "Wood"/><ref>[http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=138 Somniosus microcephalus, Greenland shark: fisheries, gamefish]. FishBase.org</ref> The [[Pacific sleeper shark]] (''Somniosus pacificus'') has been measured only to {{convert|4.4|m|ft|abbr=on}} and {{convert|888|kg|lb|abbr=on}} in a gravid female, although specimens up to an estimated {{convert|7|m|ft|abbr=on}} have been scientifically observed.<ref name = "Wood"/><ref name= Castro>Castro, José I., ''The Sharks of North America''. Oxford University Press (2011), {{ISBN|978-0-19-539294-4}}</ref> A single unconfirmed account exists of an enormous Pacific sleeper shark that potentially measured up to {{convert|9.2|m|ft|abbr=on}} long <ref name = Behrman, Daniel, (1969)> The New World of the Oceans: Men and Oceanography </ref>. The [[spiny dogfish]] (''Squalus acanthias''), a very common species, reaches the largest sizes of the "[[Squalidae|true dogfish]]" family. Specimens have been measured at up to {{convert|1.6|m|ft|abbr=on}} and {{convert|9.1|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.<ref>[http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=139 Squalus acanthias, Picked dogfish: fisheries, gamefish]. FishBase.org</ref> |
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* '''Angelsharks''' ([[Squatiniformes]]) |
* '''Angelsharks''' ([[Squatiniformes]]) |
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