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The whale shark is the largest living shark, therefore, the largest fish.

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Whale sharks are a species of shark, and therefore are a type of fish.

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A whale shark is a type of shark. Sharks are fish, so therefore so is the whale shark.

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The whale shark is the largest fish in the ocean.

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True - a whale shark is the biggest member of the fish family.

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