2007-03-10 04:03:23 · 19 answers · asked by hussam k 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
the whale shark is the largest shark
2007-03-10 04:05:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The whale shark
is a the biggest shark and the biggest fish. It is NOT a whale. It has a huge mouth which can be up to 4 feet (1.4 m) wide. Its mouth is at the very front of its head (not on the underside of the head like in most sharks). It has a wide, flat head, a rounded snout, small eyes, 5 very large gill slits, 2 dorsal fins (on its back) and 2 pectoral fins (on its sides). The spiracle (a vestigial first gill slit used for breathing when the shark is resting on the sea floor) is located just behind the shark's eye. Its tail has a top fin much larger than the lower fin. The whale shark has distinctive light-yellow markings (random stripes and dots) on its very thick dark gray skin. Its skin is up to 4 inches (10 cm) thick. There are three prominent ridges running along each side of the shark's body.
The whale shark does not seem to be very bothered by divers and will often let them get very close and not move away. If they get upset by a persons behavior they will sink down further in the water or go faster in the water. I have heard of a Japanese diver did once manage to get sucked into a Whale shark's mouth but was quickly spat out again. The whale shark, Rhincodon typus. The greatest recorded length is 60'9" and weight is 90,000 pounds.
2007-03-10 08:11:49 · answer #2 · answered by Mystic Magic 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Great White Shark
2007-03-10 07:55:46 · answer #3 · answered by © PD 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The whale shark can get to be 50 or 60 feet long, the largest of all fish. A close second is the basking shark which grows to be 40 feet long. Both of these are harmless, feeding on plankton, the most abundant food source on earth.
2007-03-10 04:08:04 · answer #4 · answered by kevpet2005 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whale shark
2007-03-10 05:14:27 · answer #5 · answered by ~D@$H~ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Whale Shark is the biggest fish of the world, it can be up to 53 ft. long and weigh more than 13 tonnes
2007-03-10 04:06:59 · answer #6 · answered by richard_beckham2001 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Whale shark I think.
Great White is the largest predatory shark.
2007-03-10 04:06:54 · answer #7 · answered by First Ascent 4 Thistle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whale shark.
2007-03-10 04:42:32 · answer #8 · answered by comicfreak33 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whale shark.
2007-03-10 04:06:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The whale shark.
2007-03-10 04:05:58 · answer #10 · answered by Michael M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋