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Rhincodon typus (Whale Shark)
Scientific name: Rhincodon typus

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Chordata → Subphylum Vertebrata → Infraphylum Gnathostomata → Parvphylum Chondrichthyes → Class Elasmobranchii → Subclass Neoselachii → Infraclass Selachii → Superorder Galeomorphi → Order Orectolobiformes → Family Rhincodontidae → Genus Rhincodon

Common name: Whale Shark
Locations: Hawaii, Indo-Pacific
Group: Marine LifeFishSharks

The largest fish in the world. This one's 30-35 feet long. The "little" fish next to it are pilot fish, and are themselves more than a foot long.

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Rhincodon typus (Whale Shark)
Rhincodon typus (Whale Shark)
Rhincodon typus (Whale Shark)
Rhincodon typus (Whale Shark)
Rhincodon typus (Whale Shark)
Rhincodon typus (Whale Shark)
Rhincodon typus (Whale Shark)
Rhincodon typus (Whale Shark)
Rhincodon typus (Whale Shark)
Rhincodon typus (Whale Shark)
Rhincodon typus (Whale Shark)
Rhincodon typus (Whale Shark)
Rhincodon typus (Whale Shark)
Rhincodon typus (Whale Shark)
Rhincodon typus (Whale Shark)
Rhincodon typus (Whale Shark)
Rhincodon typus (Whale Shark)
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