Fact Sheet- Whale Shark

Description: 

The Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is the world’s largest living fish, found globally in tropical and warm temperate waters. Coastal feeding aggregations are known from these filter feeders, where they exploit seasonal productivity of pelagic invertebrates, fish spawning events, and small schooling fishes.


AttachmentSize
PDF icon Whale Shark.pdf317.42 KB

Related content


Published DateNovember 2019
PublisherUNEP/CMS Secretariat
TypeFact Sheet
CMS InstrumentCMS, Sharks