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The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is the only extant species of the family Rhincodontidae.
It belongs to the class Chondrichthyes, subclass Elasmobranchii, order Orectolobiformes, family Rhincodontidae,genus Rhincodon.
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What genus is whale shark in?
Scientific classification is important in Science. However remembering all the classifications is hard. Isurus is the genus in which sharks belong.
What are whale sharks family?
In the whale sharks family there are other whale sharks and other sharks
Is a whale shark a bird or a whale?
Whale Sharks are sharks
What group does platinum belong to?
this element belongs in the gruop of metals
Do sharks and whales belong to the same group?
No, sharks and whales belong to different groups. Sharks are fish and belong to the group Chondrichthyes, while whales are mammals and belong to the group Cetacea. They are both classified under the superclass Osteichthyes, which includes all bony fish, but they diverged into separate evolutionary paths long ago.
Are whale sharks warm or coldblooded?
Whale sharks - like the majority of sharks - are cold blooded.
Are whale sharks rare?
yes. Whale sharks are very rare.
Are whale sharks aggressive?
No, Whale Sharks are docile filter-feeders.
Which gruop of organisms do you belong?
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How manny whale sharks are left?
There are 100,000 to 200,000 whale sharks left
Are whale sharks fish or mammals?
They are Sharks, therefore a fish. Very, very big: Plankton eaters.
What is a sentence about whale sharks?
whale sharks have a steady diet of plankton all of their lives
