Sealife guideThe Rhincodontidae familyThe taxonomy of marine species
Explore the taxonomy of the sea vertebrates including the cetaceans like the whales or the dolphins, the sea birds, the fish, the sharks and the sea turtles !
The order Orectolobiformes includes sharks called carpet sharks, often seen resting on the sea floor or camouflaged among reefs, and also includes the largest shark species in the world: the whale shark.
Whale shark
(Rhincodon typus)
(Rhincodon typus)
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Poisson papillon orné
(Chaetodon ornatissimus)
(Chaetodon ornatissimus)
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