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A whale shark accompanied by golden trevallies A whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with white spots swims near a coral reef at Richelieu Rock in the Andaman Sea off the coast of Thailand. All About Sharks. Illustration of a whale shark (Rhincodon typus), showing its large, elongated body with a broad, flat head, wide mouth, and distinctive pattern of light spots and stripes on a dark background. A whale shark (Rhincodon typus) swims near the surface beside a snorkeller in a red wetsuit in clear blue water off Australia. whale shark Shark body plans
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A whale shark accompanied by golden trevallies
A whale shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming with golden trevallies (Gnathanodon...
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A whale shark off the coast of Thailand
A whale shark swimming at a reef in the Andaman Sea near Thailand. Whale sharks can...
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Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
Painted especially for Encyclopædia Britannica by Tom Dolan, under the supervision of Loren P. Woods, Chicago Natural History Museum
A whale shark near Australia
A whale shark (Rhincodon typus) and a snorkeler off the coast of Australia.
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The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is the largest of all fish.
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Shark body plans
Body plans of representative sharks.
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