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)

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