Image: A Whale Shark off Western Australia

A Whale Shark off Western Australia.

Photographer:

Roger Steene

Rights:

© Image Quest 3-D

Common name:

Whale Shark

Scientific name:

Rhincodon typus

Family:

Rhincodontidae

Order:

Orectolobiformes

Last Updated: 13 August 2010

Tags fishes, ichthyology, Whale Shark, sharks, Orectolobiformes, Rhincodon typus,