whale shark

     

The whale shark, Rhincoon typus, is a slow filter feeding shark that is the largest living fish species. This distinctively-marked shark is the only member of its genus Rhincodon and its family, Rhincodontidae (called Rhinodontes before 1984), which is grouped into the subclass Elasmobranchii in the class Chondrichthyes. The shark is found in tropical and warm oceans and lives in the open sea. The species is believed to have originated about 60 million years ago.

Trivia about whale shark

  • Pictured here, this largest living fish has spots all over its upper body
  • This largest shark can reach a length of 50 feet & a weight of over 10 tons
  • At a length of over 40 feet & a weight of over 15 tons, this type of shark is the largest fish
  • This, not the great white, is the largest shark; & it eats only plankton & little fish
  • This shark, named for its size, has thousands of teeth, but each is just 3 millimeters long, hence its not quite fearsome jaws
  • The largest living fish, it often grows to be 30 feet long but reportedly may reach twice that

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