Cetorhinus maximus

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Cetorhinus maximus - large harmless plankton-eating northern shark; often swims slowly or floats at the sea surfacebasking sharkmackerel shark - fierce pelagic and oceanic sharksCetorhinus, genus Cetorhinus - comprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae