The Fish Atlas
鲸鲨
Whale Shark
Rhincodon typus
水质类型
海水
Marine
体长
600–1200 cm
大型鱼
生活水层
0–1800 m
无光层
性格
温和
无领地意识
🔬 物种简介
鲸鲨是世界上最大的鱼类，体长可达12米，重达21吨。尽管体型庞大，却是温和的滤食性动物，以浮游生物、磷虾和小型鱼类为食。每年聚集于特定地点觅食的场景是世界上最壮观的自然奇观之一，已被列为濒危物种。
Wikipedia
The whale shark is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species. An individual with a length of 18.8 m (61.7 ft) has been considered the largest reliably recorded. The whale shark holds many records for size in the animal kingdom, most notably being by far the most massive living non-cetacean animal. It is the only living species of the genus Rhincodon and the only extant member of the family Rhincodontidae, which belongs to the subclass Elasmobranchii in the class Chondrichthyes. Before 1984, it was classified as Rhiniodon into Rhinodontidae. An extinct species, Rhincodon ferriolensis, was described in Europe, in the Late Burdigalian stage.
群落兼容性
性情温和，可与多数鱼类混养
分类信息
| 科 | 鲸鲨科 Rhincodontidae |
| 属 | 鲸鲨属 Rhincodon |
| 原产地 | 全球热带与暖温带开阔海域及珊瑚礁区域 |
| 体长 | 600–1200 cm |
水层分布
栖息深度：0–1800 m