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ShareThe whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a distinctively-marked member of the subclass Elasmobranchii of the class Chondrichthyes.
It is the largest shark and also the largest fish.
For more information about the topic Whale shark, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
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