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whale shark
EN EndangeredRhincodon typus
Status
Endangered
Population
Data not assessed
Trend
?Unknown
Group
Other invertebrates
Family
Rhincodontidae
Data Source
gbif-2025
AI Species Profile
Claude-generated profile pending enrichment
Threats (0)
No threat data available
Habitats (1)
MARINE
Code: gbif-0 · Suitable · Major importance
Countries (85)
ASAmerican SamoaAQAntarcticaAUAustraliaBSBahamasBHBahrainBZBelizeBJBeninBMBermudaBRBrazilBNBruneiCMCameroonCACanadaBQCaribbean NetherlandsCNChinaCXChristmas IslandCCCocos (Keeling) IslandsCOColombiaCRCosta RicaCICôte d’IvoireCUCubaDJDjiboutiECEcuadorEGEgyptGQEquatorial GuineaFJFijiFRFranceGFFrench GuianaPFFrench PolynesiaTFFrench Southern TerritoriesGHGhanaGPGuadeloupeGUGuamGTGuatemalaHNHondurasINIndiaIDIndonesiaILIsraelJPJapanKEKenyaMGMadagascarMYMalaysiaMVMaldivesMQMartiniqueYTMayotteMXMexicoMZMozambiqueMMMyanmar (Burma)NRNauruNCNew CaledoniaNZNew ZealandNINicaraguaOMOmanPKPakistanPAPanamaPGPapua New GuineaPEPeruPHPhilippinesPTPortugalQAQatarRERéunionSASaudi ArabiaSCSeychellesZASouth AfricaKRSouth KoreaESSpainLKSri LankaSHSt. HelenaLCSt. LuciaMFSt. MartinSDSudanSRSurinameTWTaiwanTZTanzaniaTHThailandTLTimor-LesteTTTrinidad & TobagoTCTurks & Caicos IslandsUMU.S. Outlying IslandsAEUnited Arab EmiratesUSUnited StatesZZUnknown RegionVEVenezuelaVNVietnamWFWallis & FutunaYEYemen
Conservation Actions (0)
No conservation action data available
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Orectolobiformes
Family
Rhincodontidae
Genus
Rhincodon