whale shark in English

noun
1
a very large tropical shark that typically swims close to the surface, where it feeds chiefly on plankton. It is the largest known fish.
Shark finning is a lucrative business, with a single fin from a whale shark or a basking shark being worth as much as $14, 500.

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1. The whale shark is the largest of living fish, averaging some 25 feet [7.5 m] in length.

2. There are far larger sharks elsewhere; the whale shark can reach up to 45 feet (15 m) in length —possibly even more!

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4. On June 24, 2010 we had the enormous luck to swim in front of the Alona VIda Resort with a 6 meter long whale shark.

5. Sexual maturation in a male whale shark (Rhincodon typus) based on observations made over 20 years of captivity Distal halves of Claspers basally dilated, straight, posteriorly directed, with the apices bent outwards.