The scientific name of butanding, or whale shark, is Rhincodon typus.
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Rhincodon typus - whale shark
Rhincodon typus, also commonly known as a whale shark
The Killer whale (Orcinus orca) is the toothed whale that belongs to the oceanic dolphin family. They are an apex predator that preys upon Great white sharks as well as Polar bears. NOTHING preys on them, except humans.See the related link below for more info:
The Basking Shark
Nurse shark
a whales scientific name depends on the type of whale.
Despite its name, the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is not a whale; it is a shark. The whale shark is the largest known extant fish species, but it belongs to the class Chondrichthyes, which includes cartilaginous fish like sharks, rays, and skates. #thetruefacts2024
You are right, it is a FISH. A shark breathes through their gills like any other fish do. Shark is different from the Whale. Whales are large, magnificent, intelligent, aquatic mammals. They breathe air through blowhole(s) into lungs . I suggest that the whale shark is the cause of confusion. Don't get confused with a whale shark to think shark as a mammal because of the "whale" in its name. Whale shark is just a kind of shark considered as the biggest shark and the biggest fish. It is NOT a whale. You have to differentiate and specify 'Whale Shark' from a 'Whale'. Don't get confused if you see "Whale" before the 'Shark' ('Whale Shark').You see, you have to be careful when the name "whale is attached to the name." Just like the "Killer Whales" and "Pilot Whales", there is the name whale attached to their names yet they are not whales but dolphins but they are also mammals. Anyway just bear in mind that 'Whale Shark' is a fish and all the rest of combined names bearing 'whale' are mammals- either a real whale or dolphins. (Examples: Blue Whale, Killer Whale, Pilot Whale, Humpback Whale, etc.)♥
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There is also a fish called a Green dolphin which is NOt a mammal. on the other hand a Whale Shark, the largest living shark, is a selachian and not a cetacean.