whale shark
species of fish
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Summary
whale shark is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.052% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,089 views/month, #101 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Endangered status[4]
- Parent taxon: Rhincodon[5]
- Taxon name: Rhincodon typus[6]
- Commons category: Rhincodon typus[7]
- Start time: -28400000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8]
- Short name: R. typus[9]
- Taxon common name: Whale shark[10], Tiburón Ballena[11], Requin Baleine[12], 鯨鯊[13], 豆腐沙[14], 大憨沙[15], 鯨鮫[16], rekin wielorybi[17], taufatahi[18], Walhai[19], kitovec[20]
- Length: 46[21]
- Mass: 12[22]
- Longest observed lifespan: 80[23], 130[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25]
- Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (India) schedule: Schedule I (Part IIA) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[26]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix II of CITES[27]
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Identifiers
whale shark's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52188[28]. whale shark's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 259920[29]. whale shark's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559686[30]. whale shark's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2417522[31]. whale shark's ITIS TSN is recorded as 159857[32].
Why It Matters
whale shark has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]