Whale shark  (Rhincodon typus)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassChondrichthyes
OrderOrectolobiformes
FamilyRhincodontidae
GenusRhincodon (1)
SizeLength: 9 - 12 m (2)
Weightup to 12,500 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1). Listed on Appendix II of CITES (3), and listed on Appendix II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention) (4).

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