Whale Shark The Worlds Biggest Fish

The whale shark is found in tropical and warm oceans and lives in the open sea with a lifespan of about 70 years.The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a slow-moving filter feeding shark and the largest extant fish species.

The largest confirmed individual had a length of 12.65 metres (41.50 ft) and a weight of more than 21.5 tonnes (47,000 lb)

The whale shark is a filter feeder – one of only three known filter feeding shark species (along with the basking shark and the megamouth shark). It feeds on macro-algae, plankton, krill, Christmas Island red crab larvae,^[11] and small nektonic life such as small squid or vertebrates.

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Giant 40-foot Whaleshark Caught

Whale Sharks

The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a slow-moving filter feeding shark, the largest extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 12.65 metres (41.50 ft) and a weight of more than 21.5 tonnes

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