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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.
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Haole Girl is the nickname given to a female great white shark that is considered to be one of the largest great whites. The shark has been seen in Hawaii where it was spotted feeding on a whale carcass. The shark was initially thought to be Deep Blue, another large great white.
She is one of the biggest great white sharks ever filmed and. Nicknamed 'Deep Blue,' this great white is almost as long as the 22-foot-long boat the researchers were aboard near Guadalupe, Mexico ...
Bluntnose sixgill shark: Hexanchus griseus: Hexanchidae Near threatened [20] Bluntnose sixgill shark: White shark: Carcharodon carcharias: Lamnidae: Vulnerable [21] White shark: Shortfin mako shark: Isurus oxyrinchus: Lamnidae Endangered [22] Shortfin Mako shark: Salmon shark: Lamna ditropis: Lamnidae Least concern [23] Salmon shark: Smalltooth ...
Brian Skerry is an American photojournalist and film producer specializing in marine life and ocean environments. Since 1998 he has been a contributing photographer for National Geographic magazine with more than 30 stories to his credit, including seven covers.
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