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whale shark

/ˈweɪl ʃɑːrk/

Tradução: Grande tubarão filtrador e de movimentos lentos (Rhincodon typus), o maior peixe conhecido, que vive em oceanos tropicais e temperados quentes.

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/ˈweɪl ʃɑːrk/B1formalscientific
  • ptGrande tubarão filtrador e de movimentos lentos (Rhincodon typus), o maior peixe conhecido, que vive em oceanos tropicais e temperados quentes.

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.

    ptTubarão-baleia

    • 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.