Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Whale Shark
Rhincodon typus
Whale Shark
Category: Whale Sharks
Scientific Name: Rhincodon typus
Size: Up to 50 ft. (15 m)  
Depth: 0-500 ft. (0-152 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Chordata (Phylum)
└Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Elasmobranchii (Class)
  └Selachii (Infraclass)
   └Orectolobiformes (Order)
    └Rhincodontidae (Family)
     └Rhincodon (Genus)

Sharks & Rays
Whale Sharks

Whale Shark



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