Whale shark

Whale shark Indonesian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search ? Whale shark Whale sharks from Taiwan at the Georgia Aquarium H Whale sharks from Taiwan at the Georgia Aquarium Comparison of the human Comparison of the human Conservation status Status iucn2.3 VU.svg Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3) [1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Orectolobiformes Family: Rhincodontidae (Müller and Henle, 1839) Genus: Rhincodon Smith, 1829 Species: R. typus Binomial name Rhincodon typus (Smith, 1828) Whale shark habitat Whale shark habitat Whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a plankton-eating shark meruapakan largest fish species. This shark is the only member of the genus Rhincodon and relatives, Rhincodontidae (Rhinodontes called before 1984), which entered into the subclass Elasmobranchii in the class Chondrichthyes. These sharks can be found in tropical and warm oceans and life at sea. The species is believed to originated about 60 million years ago. [2] [edit] Notes 1. ^ Norman, Brad (2000). Rhincodon typus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Accessed 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable. 2. ^ Jurassic Shark (2000) documentary by Jacinth O'Donnell; broadcast on the Discovery Channel, August 5, 2006 [edit] External links Commons-logo.svg Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Whale shark * Reporting a whale shark sighting * How to photograph a whale shark for mark-recapture research * Whale Shark Research Discussion Forum * Whale Shark Research in Utila, Honduras * / A short film about Utilas Whale Sharks * Whale Shark research in Mozambique * Whale shark, Rhincodon typus MarineBio " * ECOCEAN Whale Shark Photo-identification Library * Whale Shark Project * Whale Sharks * TimeAsia.com: Best of Asia, Best Animal Encounter * Whale Shark profile and whale sharks in Belize from The Nature Conservancy * Diving with whale sharks * Diving with whale sharks in Belize at Gladden Split * Albino whale shark photographed in Galapagos Crystal Clear app babelfish.png article about this animal is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
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