whale shark
noun
: a shark (Rhincodon typus) of warm waters that has small teeth, feeds chiefly on plankton strained by its gill rakers, may sometimes attain a length of up to 60 feet (18.3 meters), and is the largest known fish
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There are more than 500 species of sharks in the world’s oceans, from the 7-inch dwarf lantern shark to whale sharks that can grow to over 35 feet long.
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Michael Heithaus, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2024
Tagging manta rays and whale sharks in Indonesia offers immediate gratification.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2024
The whale shark, always a fish of extremes, has more than three hundred rows of tiny teeth.
—Katherine Rundell, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
There are more than five hundred shark species, ranging in size from the whale shark, the ocean’s largest fish, which can grow more than twelve metres in length, to the dwarf lanternshark, which is small enough to rest in your hand.
—Katherine Rundell, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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Michael Heithaus, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2024
Tagging manta rays and whale sharks in Indonesia offers immediate gratification.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2024
The whale shark, always a fish of extremes, has more than three hundred rows of tiny teeth.
—Katherine Rundell, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
There are more than five hundred shark species, ranging in size from the whale shark, the ocean’s largest fish, which can grow more than twelve metres in length, to the dwarf lanternshark, which is small enough to rest in your hand.
—Katherine Rundell, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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