Whale shark
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a slow-moving filter feeding shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 12.65 m (41.5 ft) and a weight of about 21.5 t (47,000 lb). Unconfirmed claims of considerably larger individuals, over 14 m (46 ft) long and weighing at least 30 t (66,000 lb), are not uncommon. The whale shark holds many records for sheer size in the animal kingdom, most notably being by far the largest living nonmammalian vertebrate. It is the sole member of the genus Rhincodon and the only extant member of the family, Rhincodontidae (called Rhiniodon and Rhinodontidae before 1984), which belongs to the subclass Elasmobranchii in the class Chondrichthyes. The species originated about 60 million years ago.
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Whale shark
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a slow-moving filter feeding shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 12.65 m (41.5 ft) and a weight of about 21.5 t (47,000 lb). Unconfirmed claims of considerably larger individuals, over 14 m (46 ft) long and weighing at least 30 t (66,000 lb), are not uncommon. The whale shark holds many records for sheer size in the animal kingdom, most notably being by far the largest living nonmammalian vertebrate. It is the sole member of the genus Rhincodon and the only extant member of the family, Rhincodontidae (called Rhiniodon and Rhinodontidae before 1984), which belongs to the subclass Elasmobranchii in the class Chondrichthyes. The species originated about 60 million years ago.
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De walvishaai (Rhincodon typus ...... 000 geregistreerde exemplaren.
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Der Walhai (Rhincodon typus) i ...... ristodus punctatus Gill, 1865.
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El tiburón ballena (Rhincodon ...... hace sesenta millones de años.
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Lo squalo balena (Rhincodon ty ...... n lungo dibattito scientifico.
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O tubarão-baleia (Rhincodon ty ...... -se de plâncton por filtração.
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Rekin wielorybi (Rhincodon typ ...... nowi zagrożenia dla człowieka.
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Rhincodon typus Vous lisez un ...... t considérée comme vulnérable.
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The whale shark (Rhincodon typ ...... ter feeder like baleen whales.
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Кито́вая аку́ла (лат. Rhincodo ...... ь подсчитаны достаточно точно.
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القِرشُ الحُوت أو القِرش الحُو ...... ة والحيوانات والأسماك الصغيرة.
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*Micristodus punctatus (Gill, 1865)
*Rhineodon (Denison, 1937)
*Rhiniodon typus (A. Smith, 1828)
*Rhinodon pentalineatus (Kishinouye, 1901)
*Rhinodon typicus (Müller & Henle, 1839)
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Rhincodon typus
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Whale shark from Taiwan in the Georgia Aquarium.
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De walvishaai (Rhincodon typus ...... 000 geregistreerde exemplaren.
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Der Walhai (Rhincodon typus) i ...... ristodus punctatus Gill, 1865.
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El tiburón ballena (Rhincodon ...... hace sesenta millones de años.
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Lo squalo balena (Rhincodon ty ...... n lungo dibattito scientifico.
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O tubarão-baleia (Rhincodon ty ...... -se de plâncton por filtração.
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Rekin wielorybi (Rhincodon typ ...... długoszpar i rekin wielkogębo
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Rhincodon typus Vous lisez un ...... Annexe II , Rév. du 13/02/2003
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The whale shark (Rhincodon typ ...... ed about 60 million years ago.
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Кито́вая аку́ла (лат. Rhincodo ...... возможно, до 18 м и даже 20 м.
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القِرشُ الحُوت أو القِرش الحُو ...... ة والحيوانات والأسماك الصغيرة.
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Rekin wielorybi
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Requin-baleine
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Rhincodon typus
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Rhincodon typus
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Rhincodon typus
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Walhai
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Walvishaai
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Whale shark
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قرش الحوت
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Whale shark
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