List of largest fish

The largest living cartilaginous fish, of the order Orectolobiformes, is the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), of the world's tropical oceans.

[30] The largest of the now-extinct Acanthodii was Xylacanthus grandis, an ischnacanthiform based on a ~35 cm (14 in) long jaw bone.

The record size ocean sunfish crashed into a boat off Bird Island, Australia in 1910 and measured 4.3 m (14 ft) from fin-to-fin, 3.1 m (10 ft) in length and weighed about 2,300 kg (5,100 lb),[1] while the other record for the biggest bony fish is yet held by a Mola alexandrini which was also coincidentally 2,300 kg (5,100 lb) in mass and 3 m (9.8 ft) in length, caught off in 1996 and misidentified as a Mola mola.

As for length, the longest extant bony fish on earth is the giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne).

[1] Much larger bony fish existed prehistorically, the largest ever known having been Leedsichthys of the Jurassic period.

The average weight of the living West Indian Ocean coelacanth, (Latimeria chalumnae), is 80 kg (180 lb), and they can reach up to 2 m (6.6 ft) in length.

Life restoration of the extinct Leedsichthys , one of the largest bony fish to have ever lived
Sea lamprey feeding on a lake trout
A size comparison of a whale shark and a human
A large tiger shark ranks as the biggest of ground sharks.
The dramatically large mouth of the basking shark , the second largest living fish
The manta ray , here seen at Hin Daeng, Thailand , is the largest ray.
The giant guitarfish is largest species in the skate order
The Bumphead sunfish is the heaviest of the bony fish .
The Ocean sunfish was mistakenly described as the same as Mola alexandrini the heaviest bony fish.
The extremely rare oarfish , the longest of all bony fish
The remains of a 1000 kg beluga sturgeon , one of the largest bony fish
The head of a European conger , the world's most massive eel
NOAA picture of Ijimaia plicatellus (Ateleopodidae)
The largest toadfish, the Pacuma toadfish
The largest cod, the Atlantic cod
A large alligator gar , the largest freshwater fish in North America
The Atlantic blue marlin is one of the largest species of the perch -like fish.
The Pacific halibut , largest of the flatfish, displays its effective camouflage.
The Chinook salmon is one of the largest species of salmon.
A good-sized wels catfish , such as this specimen of over 200 pounds, is a rival for the title of the largest catfish.
The largest bristlemouth, the short-tailed barbeled dragonfish
The coelacanth is the largest extant lobe-finned fish.