Researchers have captured rare video of whale shark courtship behavior, revealing intimate details of the largest fish in the sea.

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the largest fish in the world, growing as much as 40 feet or more in length. Despite their size, they are incredibly docile and only feed on plankton ...

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the world's largest fish and can grow to around 18 meters (59 feet) long. Juveniles are known to gather in the rich feeding ground of the Gulf of California when ...

Read on to find out about the biggest sharks in the world. The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is the largest fish in the world. It is found in tropical and temperate oceans, in both deep water and ...

A whale shark has left tropical waters to make a rare appearance off a town on the NSW South Coast a few hours’ drive from ...

Human-made structures act as artificial reefs, luring plankton and, in turn, Earth’s largest fish. That could put whale sharks at risk of ship strikes.

Despite this distinctive profile, scientists know very little about Rhincodon typus—the whale shark. The behemoths are indeed sharks: They breathe through gills, like fish. They are cold-blooded ...

A new study published in the journal Diversity and Distributions titled ‘Natural and Artificial Structures Influence the Movement and Habitat Connectivity of Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus ...

Bohol Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado has banned all kinds of interactions with whale sharks, locally known as “balilan,” ...

EWS-WWF wishes to clarify the status of the species and make a plea for the release of the whale shark. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are listed in appendix two of CITES (Convention on International ...

But throughout Earth's oceans, viviparity occurs in a variety of forms. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the largest species of shark. Although these animals produce eggs, they don't lay them.

More information: Ben D'Antonio et al, Natural and Artificial Structures Influence the Movement and Habitat Connectivity of Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) Across Seascapes, Diversity and ...