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Whale sharks
Class: Chondrichthyes - 8 extant orders
Order Orectolobiformes
Family Rhincodontidae
Species on page: (out of 550 genera and 3500 species)
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Order: Lamniformes
Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
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Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)
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Scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini)
- Order: Carcharhiniformes
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Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)
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Blacktipped reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
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Galápagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis)
- See also:
Gansbaai - Shark cage diving 2016
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Gansbaai - Shark cage diving 2013
When whale sharks smile
Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus)
Family: Rhincodontidae
Bahía de Los Ángeles
Baja, Mexico 2024
August 25, 2024
GoPro HERO12 Black - frame capture
Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus)
Family: Rhincodontidae
Bahía de Los Ángeles
Baja, Mexico 2024
August 25, 2024
GoPro HERO12 Black - frame capture
With mouth open wide
Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus)
Family: Rhincodontidae
Bahía de Los Ángeles
Baja, Mexico 2024
August 25, 2024
GoPro HERO12 Black - frame capture
Bob and WS
Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus)
Family: Rhincodontidae
Bahía de Los Ángeles
Baja, Mexico 2024
August 25, 2024
GoPro HERO12 Black - frame capture
Remora on whale shark
(Remora)
Family: Echeneidae (remoras)
Bahía de Los Ángeles
Baja, Mexico 2024
August 25, 2024
GoPro HERO12 Black - frame capture
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Last modified: April 17, 2026
Created: April 17, 2026 (from shark.html)
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