Which is the biggest carnivorous fish?

The largest predatory fish is the rare great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias). Adult specimens average 4.3–4.6 m (14–15 ft) in length, and generally weigh 520–770 kg (1,150–1,700 lb).
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on guinnessworldrecords.com


Which fish is the biggest fish in the world?

The largest living cartilaginous fish, of the order Orectolobiformes, is the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), of the world's tropical oceans. It is also the largest living animal that is not a cetacean and, like the largest whales, it is a docile creature that filter-feeds on tiny plankton.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


What is the biggest fish that is not a shark?

The 10 Largest Fish Species Living Today
  • Great White Shark.
  • Tiger Shark. ...
  • Giant Oceanic Manta Ray. ...
  • Ocean Sunfish. ...
  • Sharptail Mola. ...
  • Hoodwinker Sunfish. ...
  • Beluga Sturgeon. ...
  • Reef Manta Ray. The Manta alfredi is the second biggest species of ray and the tenth biggest fish species living in the world today. ...
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on worldatlas.com


What is the top 10 biggest fish?

The 10 Largest Fish Ever Caught
  • Great white shark: 2,664 pounds (1,208.38 kg.)
  • Tiger shark: 1,785 pounds 11 ounces (810 kg.)
  • Greenland shark: 1,708 pounds 9 ounces (775 kg.)
  • Black marlin: 1,560 pounds (707.6 kg.)
  • Atlantic bluefin tuna: 1,496 pounds (678.6 kg.)
  • Atlantic blue marlin: 1,402 pounds 2 ounces (636 kg.)
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on hmy.com


What is the 2nd biggest fish?

The basking shark is the second largest fish in the world, and like the largest fish (the whale shark) and the largest animal (the great whales), basking sharks are filter feeders that eat tiny, planktonic prey.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on oceana.org


21. The biggest carnivorous fish / Sea Monsters - Official Soundtrack



Which fish is the king of sea?

Salmon is called the king of fish.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on csmonitor.com


What is the fastest fish?

The Sailfish is the Fastest Fish in the World - Ocean Conservancy.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on oceanconservancy.org


What is the heaviest fish?

The Heaviest Fish: Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola)

The ocean sunfish is the heaviest known bony fish in the world. It has an average adult weight of 2,200 pounds and are native to warm waters all over the world.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on rainforests.mongabay.com


Is there any fish bigger than whale?

The Whale shark, who is not a whale at all, but the world's biggest fish. The largest fish in the world is the whale shark. This species can weigh up to 21.5 tons and grow to be 41.5 feet long.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on a-z-animals.com


Is whale shark the biggest fish?

The biggest fish in the ocean is the Rhincodon typus or whale shark. Despite their tremendous size and intimidating appearance, whale sharks are commonly docile and approachable.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on oceanservice.noaa.gov


Is whale bigger than shark?

When it comes to size, there is a clear winner: blue whales are significantly larger than whale sharks. In fact, blue whales are the largest animal on the planet, ocean, or land.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on a-z-animals.com


Whats bigger than a shark?

While not a shark, blue whales are significantly larger than both megalodons and whale sharks by quite the margin. Blue whales aren't just the largest animals alive today, they are the largest animals to have ever lived on the earth. If megalodons were around today, blue whales would be larger by a significant margin.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on a-z-animals.com


What's the largest freshwater fish?

Cambodia Cambodian villagers on the Mekong River have caught what researchers say is the world's biggest freshwater fish ever recorded, a stingray that weighed in at 661 pounds (about 300 kilograms), and took around a dozen men to haul to shore.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on cnn.com


What is the slowest fish in the ocean?

Scientists believe that the sea horse is the slowest fish in the ocean. It moves along at about 0.01 (one hundredth) mph.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on blog.nwf.org


What's the second fastest fish?

2. Sailfish. Coming in as the second-fastest fish in the ocean, this elegant creature will tug your line at speeds of almost 70 miles per hour! The first signs of a Sailfish won't be it's impressive speed though, but the sighting of a beautiful dorsal fin.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on fishingbooker.com


Which is the fastest sea animal?

Blue to gray in color and reaching up to 10 feet (3.05 meters) in length and 220 pounds (99.8 kilograms) in weight, the sailfish is considered the fastest marine creature.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on livescience.com


Which is the king of birds?

The eagle is called the "King of Birds", but this title has also been given to the Philippine Eagle.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


What is king fish in India?

Indo-Pacific king mackerel or popularly (spotted) seer fish (Scomberomorus guttatus) is a sea fish among the mackerel variety of fishes. It is found in around the Indian Ocean and adjoining seas.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


Which is the biggest fish in India?

Cauvery Humpback Mahseer

Humpback Mahseer is one of the highly esteemed food fish and one of the largest fresh water river fish in India. Indian humpback Mahseer is most iconic fresh-water fish found only in the Cauvery Basin of Indian river system and is on the brink of extinction.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on walkthroughindia.com


Is megalodon still alive?

Extinction of a mega shark

We know that megalodon had become extinct by the end of the Pliocene (2.6 million years ago), when the planet entered a phase of global cooling. Precisely when the last megalodon died is not known, but new evidence suggests that it was at least 3.6 million years ago.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on nhm.ac.uk


Is megalodon bigger than whale?

Megalodon vs Blue Whale: Size

The blue whale is the biggest living being alive today and it is far larger than any megalodon. The blue whale can grow upwards of 100 feet long and weighs more than 110 tons. Simply put, this is an absolutely massive mammal that has no equal.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on a-z-animals.com


Is megalodon real?

megalodon, (Carcharocles megalodon), member of an extinct species of megatooth shark (Otodontidae) that is considered to be the largest shark, as well as the largest fish, that ever lived.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on britannica.com
Previous question
Can I keep gold I find?