Where does the Basking Shark live?
Cetorhinus maximus has 38,969 records in 48 countries and territories, from 1778 to 2026. Most records come from United Kingdom.
- 38,969 records
- 48 places
- 111 years recorded
- Elasmobranchii class
AnimaliaChordataElasmobranchiiLamniformesCetorhinidaeCetorhinus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: June. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 13,291 | |
| Isle of Man | 9,191 | |
| United States | 7,667 | |
| Canada | 3,917 | |
| France | 2,074 | |
| Norway | 781 | |
| Ireland | 770 | |
| Guernsey | 96 | |
| Netherlands | 83 | |
| New Zealand | 82 | |
| Faroe Islands | 73 | |
| Iceland | 68 | |
| Chile | 60 | |
| Spain | 58 | |
| Russia | 55 | |
| Portugal | 41 | |
| Australia | 36 | |
| Belgium | 15 | |
| Italy | 14 | |
| Jersey | 10 | |
| Sweden | 8 | |
| Germany | 6 | |
| Benin | 5 | |
| Morocco | 5 | |
| Mexico | 5 | |
| Denmark | 4 | |
| Greece | 4 | |
| Croatia | 4 | |
| Japan | 4 | |
| Albania | 3 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 3 | |
| Türkiye | 3 | |
| South Africa | 3 | |
| Brazil | 2 | |
| Algeria | 2 | |
| Bahamas | 1 | |
| Czechia | 1 | |
| Ecuador | 1 | |
| Greenland | 1 | |
| Indonesia | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 48 places.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.