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The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 18.8 m (61.7 ft). [ 8 ] The whale shark holds many records for size in the animal kingdom, most notably being by far the most massive living non-cetacean animal.
Chimelong Ocean Kingdom is a theme park situated in Hengqin, Zhuhai, People's Republic of China. It was designed by PGAV Destinations. [2] The park broke ground on November 28, 2010 [3] and soft-opened on January 28, 2014. [4] The grand opening occurred on March 29 of that year. The first phase of the park cost RMB 10 billion to build. [3]
Rhincodontidae is a shark family which includes the whale shark, the sole extant member and the largest living fish. A single extinct genus, Palaeorhincodon , is known from the Paleocene as well. [ 1 ]
A town in Oregon renamed one of its parks after a rotting beached whale carcass town officials exploded 50 years prior. In November 1970, the Oregon Highway Division attempted to dispose of a ...
At the time of its opening, the S.E.A. Aquarium was the world's largest, by total water volume (until overtaken by Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Hengqin, China), [4] containing nearly 45,000,000 litres (9,900,000 imp gal; 12,000,000 US gal) of water, and housing more than 100,000 individual marine, brackish, and freshwater animals belonging to over 800 species. [1]
Whale Shark has been open to the public since October 5, 2010. It was the first whale shark having and exhibition facility in eastern Japan. Since he died, he has not exhibited since 2019. [5] [6] Total floor area 18,000 m 2 (190,000 sq ft) total tank vol 12,000,000 litres (3,170,000 US gal) LABO1 "The Sea of Beginnings" LABO2 "Sea Jewel Shellium"
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The whale shark is the largest species in this order, reaching up to 20 meters long when fully mature. [50] No other species in the order even approaches this size. The next largest species is the nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), which can grow up to 4.3 m (14 ft) across the disk and weighing more than 350 kg (770 lb). [51] Sawfish ...