List of longest fish

This list includes extant fish with reported maximum length more than 6 metres.

Rank	Animal	Scientific name	Maximum length	Image	Habitat
1	Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	18.8 m (62 ft) (see Whale shark) [1]
2	Basking shark	Cetorhinus maximus	12.27 m (40.3 ft) [2]
3	Giant oarfish	Regalecus glesne	11 m (36 ft) [3]
4	Russell's oarfish	Regalecus russellii	8 m (26 ft) [4]
5	Largetooth sawfish	Pristis pristis	7.5 m (25 ft) [5]
6	Tiger shark	Galeocerdo cuvier	7.4 m (24 ft) [6]
7	Longcomb sawfish	Pristis zijsron	7.3 m (24 ft) [7]
8	Greenland shark	Somniosus microcephalus	7.3 m (24 ft) [8]
9	Beluga sturgeon	Huso huso	7.2 m (24 ft) [9]
10	Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	7.1 m (23 ft) (disputed) [10] [11] [12]
11	Pacific sleeper shark	Somniosus pacificus	7 m (23 ft) [13]
12	Common thresher shark	Alopias vulpinus	6.5 m (21 ft) [14]
13	Goblin shark	Mitsukurina owstoni	6.2 m (20 ft) [15]
14	Great hammerhead shark	Sphyrna mokarran	6.1 m (20 ft) [16]
15	White sturgeon	Acipenser transmontanus	6.1 m (20 ft) [17]
16	Bluntnose sixgill shark	Hexanchus griseus	6.1 m (20 ft) [18]
17	European sea sturgeon	Acipenser sturio	6 m (20 ft) [19]

See also

• List of largest fish
• Largest organisms

References

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