Species learning profile
তিমি হাঙ্গর
Rhincodon typus
Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a saltwater fish associated with open ocean habitat in Global. The world's largest fish feeds mostly on plankton and tiny animals.
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At a glance
- পানি
- লোনা পানি
- Habitat
- খোলা সমুদ্র
- সর্বোচ্চ দৈর্ঘ্য
- 1880 cm
- বিস্তৃতি
- বিশ্বজুড়ে
- গোত্র
- Rhincodontidae
- বর্গ
- Orectolobiformes
Observe
How to identify তিমি হাঙ্গর
- Dark blue-grey with a checkerboard of pale spots and stripes.
- A gigantic shark with a broad flat head and an enormous front-facing mouth.
- Reported maximum length: 1880 cm — a genuinely giant fish. Maximum is not the same as typical adult size.
Field note: color, size, and markings can change with age, sex, season, depth, and lighting. Use several traits together.
Place and pattern
Where it lives—and how it behaves
Habitat and range
This species is associated with open ocean habitat across Global. With little fixed shelter, currents, temperature fronts, depth, and moving prey define its open-ocean world.
Behavior
Uses open ocean habitat for feeding, shelter, migration, or reproduction.
Food-web connections
What it eats and why it matters
Diet
A species-specific mix of plant material, plankton, invertebrates, or other fish.
Ecological role
It helps move energy across great distances in a food web with few physical boundaries..
Remember
One fact worth keeping
তিমি হাঙ্গর প্রায় 1880 সেমি পর্যন্ত বড় হয় এবং সাধারণত খোলা সমুদ্র-এর কাছে থাকে।
Think like a conservationist
A conservation lens
Wide-ranging ocean fish can cross many jurisdictions, so bycatch, harvest limits, and international cooperation matter.
This habitat lens is not a current population-status assessment. Status can differ among regions and change as new assessments are published; follow the reference links and local fisheries or wildlife agencies for current decisions.
Recall
Quick knowledge check
Which habitat is most closely associated with Whale shark in this guide?
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References and further reading
Fishdle summarizes stable identification and ecology concepts in plain language. Taxonomy and population knowledge continue to change, so use primary assessments and regional authorities for conservation or management decisions.
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