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العربية: قرشٌ مُتشمِّس (Cetorhinus maximus).
Deutsch: Riesenhai (Cetorhinus maximus).
English: Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus).
Français : Requin pèlerin (Cetorhinus maximus).
Italiano: Squalo elefante (Cetorhinus maximus).
Polski: Długoszpar (Cetorhinus maximus)
Português: Tubarão-elefante (Cetorhinus maximus).
Русский: Гигантская акула (Cetorhinus maximus).
Українська: Акула гігантська (Cetorhinus maximus).
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Source Basking Shark (in English). NOAA Fisheries Service. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Author Greg Skomal / NOAA Fisheries Service

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