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Whale shark

Scientific name: Rhincodon typus

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0019

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The whale shark lives in the Red Sea and the seas surrounding the Arabian Peninsula.

SRC-180 · SRC-142

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4Robinson et al. 2013 — Whale sharks aggregate around offshore platforms in Qatari waters of the Arabian GulfSRC-180
5Cochran et al. 2019 — Whale shark residency, distribution and dispersal in the Red SeaSRC-142

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1FishBase — Rhincodon typus / Whale sharkSRC-183
2World Register of Marine SpeciesSRC-009
3FishBaseSRC-010
4Robinson et al. 2013 — Whale sharks aggregate around offshore platforms in Qatari waters of the Arabian GulfSRC-180
5Cochran et al. 2019 — Whale shark residency, distribution and dispersal in the Red SeaSRC-142
6GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828SRC-165
7Countries where Rhincodon typus is foundSRC-347
8Cochran et al. 2016 — Population structure of a whale shark aggregation in the Red SeaSRC-141
9IUCN Red ListSRC-004

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20260930T043435508 · last approved 30 September 2026

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