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whale shark

/ˈweɪl ʃɑːrk/

Traduction: Grand requin lent et filtreur (Rhincodon typus), étant la plus grande espèce de poisson connue, vivant dans les océans tropicaux chauds.

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/ˈweɪl ʃɑːrk/B1formalscientific
  • frGrand requin lent et filtreur (Rhincodon typus), étant la plus grande espèce de poisson connue, vivant dans les océans tropicaux chauds.

A large, slow-moving, filter-feeding shark (Rhincodon typus) that is the largest known fish species, found in warm tropical oceans.

  1. Largest fish speciesB2formal

    A slow-moving, filter-feeding shark and the largest known extant fish species, found in warm tropical oceans.

    frrequin baleine

    • The whale shark can grow up to 18 meters in length.
    • Divers often swim alongside whale sharks in the open ocean.
    • Whale sharks feed primarily on plankton and small fish.