Whale shark (redirect from Rhincodon typus)
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual...
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that is only 17 centimetres (6.7 in) in length, to the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), the largest fish in the world, which reaches approximately 12 metres...
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lying on the seabed. The largest carpet shark is the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) which can grow to a length of 14 m (46 ft). It is the largest species...
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cartilaginous fish, of the order Orectolobiformes, is the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), of the world's tropical oceans. It is also the largest living animal...
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morphological support for the placement of the zebra shark, the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), and the nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum, Nebrius ferrugineus...
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Red List, 2015, doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41876A2957320.en "Rhincodon typus: Pierce, S.J. & Norman, B", IUCN Red List, 2016, doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK...
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clade that also include species Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum, Rhincodon typus, and Stegostoma fasciatum. The nurse shark has two rounded dorsal fins...
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interpretation is that megalodon bore a similarity to the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) or the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus). The tail fin would have...
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Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Rhincodon typus" in FishBase. March 2013 version. Rhincodon typus (Smith, 1828) FAO, Species Fact Sheet. Retrieved...
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Volcano, the Whale Shark (locally known as Butanding, scientific name Rhincodon typus) and a weave design from Bicol. The original version, issued from 2010...
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PMID 24804731. Weir, Caroline R. (2010). "Sightings of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) off Angola and Nigeria". Marine Biodiversity Records. 3: e50. Bibcode:2010MBdR...
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Cetorhinus maximus and their Implications for Management of Whale Sharks Rhincodon typus. Vol. Elasmobranch biodiversity, conservation, and management : proceedings...
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feeding ground for endangered marine species, such as the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), the dugong (Dugong dugon), and the megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios)...
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(Chiloscyllium hasselti) Pacific nurse shark (Ginglymostoma unami) Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) Zebra shark (Stegostoma tigrinum) Blacknose shark (Carcharhinus acronotus)...
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the tiger shark ranks in average size only behind the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus), and the great white shark...
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code AU–WA Symbols Bird Black swan (Cygnus atratus) Fish Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) Flower Red and green kangaroo paw (Anigozanthos manglesii) Mammal...
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possible results of overfishing. Ed. Rainer Froese and Daniel Pauly. "Rhincodon typus". FishBase. Retrieved 17 September 2006. Martin, R. Aidan. "Elasmo...
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Design date 2017 Reverse Design Mayon Volcano, whale shark (butanding) (Rhincodon typus), Bicol weave design Designer Design Systemat Design date 2017...
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Animal Scientific name Maximum length (m) Image Habitat 1 Whale shark Rhincodon typus 12.65 2 Basking shark Cetorhinus maximus 12.27 3 Giant oarfish Regalecus...
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of the Third Philippine Republic Mayon Volcano in Albay; butanding, Rhincodon typus, whale shark; Bicol textile design Limited Violet (mauve) Manuel A...
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introduced by a UN agency in the 1970s. Sealife gallery Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) Powder-blue surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucosternon) Threadfin butterflyfish...
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the bottom or in the vicinity of hard structures. The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) feeds on the newly laid pelagic spawn of cubera snappers, while the...
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(Cetorhinus maximus) Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) A further five species are listed as of 2014 – Scalloped hammerhead...
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carpetshark) Family Rhincodontidae (Whale sharks) Genus Rhincodon A. Smith, 1828 Rhincodon typus A. Smith, 1828 (whale shark) Family Stegostomatidae (zebra...
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1002/ecs2.2531. O'Sullivan, J. B. (2000). "A fatal attack on a whale shark Rhincodon typus, by killer whales Orcinus orca off Bahia de Los Angeles, Baja California"...
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circumstances. Among living cartilaginous fish, only the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and the giant manta ray (Manta...
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(Prionurus laticlavius) King angelfish (Holacanthus passer) Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis) Dusky shark (Carcharhinus...
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Quattro (2007). "Observations of a feeding aggregation of whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, in the North Central Gulf of Mexico". Gulf and Caribbean Research...
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ferigineus) Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) – embryo Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) Whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) Zebra shark (Stegostoma...
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