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Browse fish profiles across freshwater and marine environments, with a simple size-based directory for quickly exploring species.

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Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

Giant FishEstimated 70–100 years (slow growth, late maturity)

The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is the largest living fish, in the familyRhincodontidae. Despite its size it is a filter‑feeder···

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Giant Fishc. 45–90 years

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a medium‑large rorqual famed for itsvery long pectoral fins (up to one‑third of body ···

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Giant Fishc. 70–90 years

Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is the largest animal ever known. A rorqual in the familyBalaenopteridae, it feeds primarily on···

Orca (Killer Whale)

Orcinus orca

Giant FishFemales 60–80+ yrs; males 30–50 yrs

Orca (killer whale; Orcinus orca) is the largest delphinid and a cosmopolitan apex predator.Striking black‑and‑white coloration,···

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

Giant Fish~60–70 years

Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) is the largest living toothed whale and one of the ocean’s apex predators,in the family Phys···

Not evaluated

Pilot Whales

Globicephala (genus)

Giant Fishc. 45–60 years (population‑specific)

Globicephala—the pilot whales—is a genus in the family Delphinidae with two living species:the Long‑finned Pilot Whale (G. mela···

Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Giant Fishc. 30–50 years (estimated)

Common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is one of the smallest rorquals (family Balaenopteridae),widespread in the North A···

Carcharodon carcharias

Carcharodon carcharias，Great White Shark,Great white shark, white shark, man-eating shark, white shark, man-eating shark

Giant FishAround 70 years

The scientific name of the Great White Shark is Carcharodon carcharias, and its foreign name is Great White Shark. There are no su···

Cetorhinus maximus

Cetorhinus maximus，Basking Shark,Elephant shark, basking shark, Gan shark, Meng shark, mouse shark, elephant shark, basking shark

Giant FishUp to 50 years

The Latin name of the basking shark is Cetorhinus maximus, and its foreign name is Basking Shark. There are no subspecies.The bask···

Whale shark

Rhincodon typus

Giant Fish100 year

The whale shark is the largest shark and the largest fish. It is named whale shark because of its huge whale-like body. The larges···

Manta alfredi

Manta ray, coral reef manta ray, devil ray, flying bream, eagle bream

Giant FishIt is estimated that its lifespan can reach 40 years (in the wild)

The appearance of the Aversonis manta ray is very similar to that of the birostris manta ray, and their distribution areas overlap···

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