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Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

Description:

Harmless & majestic shark. Slow-moving filter feeder and the largest known extant fish species. This was still a juvenile with a length of 4 meters. Adult whale sharks are around 10 meters.

Habitat:

Found in tropical and warm oceans.

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doreen.chambers.14
doreen.chambers.14 10 years ago

Lovely! Doreen

DiveMUster
Spotted by
DiveMUster

Cape Range National Park, Western Australia, Australia

Spotted on Aug 6, 2013
Submitted on Sep 17, 2013

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