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Primary source: “Fishes from Territorial Saudi Red Sea Waters” — Fisheries Research Center, Jeddah, 1432H / 2011.

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Whale shark · Rhincodontidae | Asmak Al Mamlakah

Rhincodon typus

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Whale shark

Rhincodontidae

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Cartilaginous fishesOrder: Orectolobiformesset_meal1 species

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Class: ElasmobranchiiSharks and rays
Order: OrectolobiformesOrectolobiformes
Family: Rhincodontidae

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Species in this family (1)

common.fishGroupShort

Whale shark

Rhincodon typus

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Maximum length: 450 cm

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