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The ECOCEAN Whale Shark Photo-identification Library is a visual database of whale shark (Rhincodon typus) encounters and of individually catalogued whale sharks. The library is maintained and used by marine biologists to collect and analyse whale shark encounter data to learn more about these amazing creatures.
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www.whaleshark.org/
www.whaleshark.org/
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The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is the largest shark and the largest fish. It is up to 40 feet (12 m) long and weighs up to 15 tons. It is a filter feeder and sieves enormous amounts of plankton to eat through its gills as it swims. ... The whale shark is a the biggest shark and the biggest fish. It is NOT a whale.
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www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/sharks/species/Whale...
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/sharks/species/Whaleshark.shtml
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Whale shark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The whale shark , Rhincodon typus , is a slow moving filter feeding shark that is the largest living fish species. It can grow up to 60 ft in length and can weigh up to 13.6 tonnes (15 short tons)...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_shark
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Notes and images of whale sharks, updated from the Canadian Museum of Nature's Natural History Notebooks series. ... Home > Fish > Whale Shark ... Whale shark, Rhincodon typus...
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www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/wlshark.htm
www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/wlshark.htm
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Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department homepage. ... The whale shark was first described and named by Andrew Smith in 1828, based on a specimen harpooned in Table Bay, South Africa. Historically, there have been many synonyms (alternative scientific names) for family, genus and species names.
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www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/Whaleshark/whal...
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/Whaleshark/whaleshark.html
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Whale shark, Rhincodon typus, Darwin Island, Image 01502 ... Whale shark with remora, Rhincodon typus, Remora sp., Darwin Island, Image 01504 ... The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is the largest fish in the world, measuring up to 40' (13 meters). It feeds on plantonic creatures and small fishes, and has only tiny teeth.
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www.oceanlight.com/html/whale_shark.html
www.oceanlight.com/html/whale_shark.html
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Provides pictures, where it lives, and what makes this shark unique. ... The sole living member of its family, the whale shark is the world's largest living fish. ... The whale shark is a live-bearer. Pregnant females were recently found to contain hundreds of young, up to about 2' (60cm) long.
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new-brunswick.net/new-brunswick/sharks/species/whale.ht...
new-brunswick.net/new-brunswick/sharks/species/whale.html
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