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Showing off the whale sharks amazing spot patterns this photo was taken at Ningaloo Reef

Whaleshark swimming through the deep blue open Pacific Ocean. Photographed off the tropical island of Vava’u, Kingdom of Tonga.

Animals Swimming Close to Water Surface, Fish Basking in Tropical Sunlight, Whale Shark

$Whale shark Rhincodon typus is the world's largest fish, which is harmless to humans. Specimen are rarely above 12 m. They are often seen offshore but coming close inshore, sometimes entering lagoons or coral atolls. The species feeds on planktonic and nektonic prey, such as small fishes (sardines, anchovies, mackerel, juvenile tunas and albacore), small crustaceans and squids. \n\nThe «bagans» are traditional fishing platforms. In the Triton Bay, they are a hot spot for whale shark watching, as the baitfishes attract them. Thats where they are often seen with the head at or near the surface when feeding. \n\nThis specimen comes up from the deep, followed a large school of Yellowtail Scads Atule mate. Some Sharksuckers Echeneis naucrates at and near the right pectoral fin. \n\nThe whale shark has several injuries. The large scratch with horizontal stripes indicates that the animal got caught in a net. A boat keel and a ship's propeller would make a different pattern.\n\nThe photo was taken in the early morning from 4m depth in a Bay East of Kaimana, West Papua Province, Indonesia, \n3°34'50.958 S 133°49'22.272 E$

Looking down on a Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus). Blue ocean behind with sunbeams from above. The whale shark's distinctive spotted patterns is clearly visible. Photographed at Isla Mujeres, Gulf of Mexico.

Side view of a large Whale Shark underwater.

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) with Pilot Fish around Its Mouth. Mafia Island, Tanzania

The whale shark, largest fish in the sea. Rhincodon typus

Whale shark in deep ocean. Giant fish swimming in open tropical ocean.

Whale shark swimming down into the deep dark ocean with light rays shining on it. Photographed in Western Australia.

Whale shark swimming in the sea just below the water surface. Few other smaller fishes can be seen below.

Animals Swimming Under the Sea, Fish Basking Underwater Sunlight, Whale Shark

Snorkeling with a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) at Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, Western Australia

Full length shot of a big shark and small fishes swimming around a blue aquarium.

Whale shark swimming in deep ocean. Amazing spot patterns of the worlds largest fish.

Whale shark peeking out of the darkness of the deep ocean waters

Up close and personal with a large Whale Shark swimming underwater with its mouth wide open.

Whale shark Rhincodon typus is the world's largest fish, which is harmless to humans.

A school of yellow pilot fish precedes an open-mouthed whale shark as it eats in the sea of Mafia Island in Tanzania.

A whale shark (Rhincodon typus) opens its mouth and swims forward, pushing water and food into the mouth.

Getting up close with a huge Whale Shark with its mouth wide open ready to swallow me.

Giant whale shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming in the murky waters of Borneo island

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