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Whale shark
Whale shark Georgia aquarium.jpg
Whale shark from Taiwan in the Georgia Aquarium
Whale-Shark-Scale-Chart-SVG-Steveoc86.svg
The size of various whale shark individuals with a human for scale
Conservation status
Scientific classification e
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Order:Orectolobiformes
Family:Rhincodontidae
J. P. Müller and Henle, 1839
Genus:Rhincodon
A. Smith, 1829
Species:
R. typus
Binomial name
Rhincodon typus
A. Smith, 1828
Cypron-Range Rhincodon typus.svg
Range of whale shark
Synonyms
  • Micristodus punctatus Gill, 1865
  • Rhineodon Denison, 1937
  • Rhiniodon typus A. Smith, 1828
  • Rhinodon pentalineatus Kishinouye, 1901
  • Rhinodon typicus Müller & Henle, 1839

The whale shark (Rhincodon typus), is a filter feeding shark. It is the largest living fish. It grows up to 12 metres long, and may weigh as much as 47,000 pounds.

The whale shark has a very wide distribution. It is found in all tropical and warm temperate seas, except in the Mediterranean.

It has a huge mouth which sweeps up krill and plankton. This large fish eats the smallest sea life.

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