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Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 7, February 5, March 6, April 2, May 1, June 8, July 11, August 4, September 5, October 3, November 4, December 4.
Mexico60
United States53
Philippines51
Central Visayas43
Indonesia31
Australia28
Western Australia24
Baja California Sur23
Quintana Roo19
Texas16

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassCartilaginous Fishes · Chondrichthyes
OrderCarpet Sharks · Orectolobiformes
FamilyWhale Sharks · Rhincodontidae
GenusWhale sharks · Rhincodon

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