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The shark species "Whale shark"

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Whale shark
Whale shark
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Range Map
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North America South America Africa Australia Europe Asia
Whale shark

Rough area of distribution

Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animals (Animalia)
Phylum:
Vertebrates (Chordata)
Class:
Cartilagenous fishes (Chondrichthyes)
Order:
Carpet sharks (Orectolobiformes)
Family:
Whale sharks (Rhiniodontidae)
Genus:
Rhincodon
Names
Scientific:
Rhincodon typus
Synonym:
Rhiniodon typus
English:
Whale shark
German:
Walhai
French:
Requin baleine
Spanish:
Tiburón ballena
Vulnerability
Category: Endangered (EN)
Criteria: A2bd+4bd
Last evaluated: 2016
Trend: Decreasing




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