The 14 heaviest fish in the world
The top 3 according to 257 votes from people: Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) · Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) · Giant oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris). (Updated May 29, 2025.)
The whale shark, at up to 21.5 tonnes, is by far the largest living fish, followed by the basking shark. Among bony fish, the record holders are the sunfish and the beluga sturgeon. The list ranks living species by the heaviest recorded mass, with maximum length, following Wikipedia's list of largest fish.
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Top 14
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Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
Up to 16 t and 14 m. Cartilaginous fish. Like the whale shark, it filters plankton.
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Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
Up to 21.5 t and 18.8 m. Cartilaginous fish. The largest fish in the world; it feeds on plankton.
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Giant oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris)
Up to 3 t and 5 m. Cartilaginous fish.
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Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)
Up to 3.11 t and 7.5 m. Cartilaginous fish. Maximum measurements unconfirmed.
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Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
Up to 3.324 t and 7 m. Cartilaginous fish. The largest predatory fish.
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Sharptail mola (Masturus lanceolatus)
Up to 2 t and 3 m. Bony fish.
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Giant sunfish (Mola alexandrini)
Up to 2.744 t and 3.3 m. Bony fish. The heaviest bony fish on record.
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Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus)
Up to 1.397 t and 7.3 m. Cartilaginous fish. It can live for more than 250 years.
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Beluga sturgeon (Huso huso)
Up to 2.072 t and 7.2 m. Bony fish. Famous for its caviar; critically endangered.
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Ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
Up to 2.3 t and 3.1 m. Bony fish.
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Hoodwinker sunfish (Mola tecta)
Up to 1.87 t and 2.4 m. Bony fish. Only described as a new species in 2017.
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Megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios)
Up to 1.215 t and 5.2 m. Cartilaginous fish.
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Kaluga (Huso dauricus)
Up to 1.14 t and 5.6 m. Bony fish.
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Reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi)
Up to 1.4 t and 5.5 m. Cartilaginous fish.
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