Among living cartilaginous fish , only the whale shark ( `` Rhincodon typus '' ) , the basking shark ( `` Cetorhinus maximus '' ) and the giant manta ray ( `` Manta birostris '' ) , in that order , average larger and heavier .
Among living cartilaginous fish , only the whale shark ( `` Rhincodon typus '' ) , the basking shark ( `` Cetorhinus maximus '' ) and the giant manta ray ( `` Manta birostris '' ) , are larger and heavier .