| Rank | Fish Name | Scientific name | Maximum Length (meters | Maximum Weight (tonnes) |
| 1 | Whale Shark | Rhincodon typus | 16 | 34.0 |
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a slow-moving filter feeding shark and the largest known extant fish species.
The whale shark holds many records for sheer size in the animal kingdom, most notably being by far the largest living nonmammalian vertebrate.