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whale shark

EN

Rhincodon 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

Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Orectolobiformes

Family

Rhincodontidae

Genus

Rhincodon