Whats the Biggest Fish Species?
What’s the Biggest Fish Species? Friday July 23, 2010 What’s the biggest fish in the world? The biggest fish in the world is a shark – the whale shark. Despite its name, it’s not a whale, which is a marine mammal, but a fish. But the whale shark is appropriately named. At a maximum length of 65 feet, the whale shark’s size approaches that of the biggest whales. Whale sharks are huge and streamlined. They have a beautiful coloration pattern on their back and sides that is made up of light spots and stripes over a dark gray, blue or brown background. These enormous animals feed on some of the smallest animals in the ocean – plankton, crustaceans and small fish. Have you ever seen a live whale shark? I’d l
What’s the biggest fish in the world? The biggest fish in the world is a shark – the whale shark. Despite its name, it’s not a whale, which is a marine mammal, but a fish. But the whale shark is appropriately named. At a maximum length of 65 feet, the whale shark’s size approaches that of the biggest whales. Whale sharks are huge and streamlined. They have a beautiful coloration pattern on their back and sides that is made up of light spots and stripes over a dark gray, blue or brown background. These enormous animals feed on some of the smallest animals in the ocean – plankton, crustaceans and small fish. Have you ever seen a live whale shark? I’d love to hear about your experiences with this amazing a
