Translation for 'whale shark' from English to Dutch

whale shark

walvishaai {de} [Rhincodon typus]visT

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whale

walvis {de}zoöl.T

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killer whale

orka {de} [Orcinus orca]zoöl.T

zwaardwalvis {de} [Orcinus orca]zoöl.T

whale meat

walvisvlees {het}gastr.

sei whale

noordse vinvis {de} [Balaenoptera borealis]zoöl.T

fin whale

gewone vinvis {de} [Balaenoptera physalus]zoöl.T

finback (whale)

gewone vinvis {de} [Balaenoptera physalus]zoöl.T

whale species

walvissoort {de}zoöl.

bowhead whale

Groenlandse walvis {de} [Balaena mysticetus]zoöl.T

humpback (whale)

bultrug {de} [Megaptera novaeangliae]zoöl.T

blue whale

blauwe vinvis {de} [Balaenoptera musculus]zoöl.T

whale-headed stork

schoenbekooievaar {de} [Balaeniceps rex]vogelk.T

dwarf fin whale

omurawalvis {de} [Balaenoptera omurai]zoöl.T

Omura's whale

omurawalvis {de} [Balaenoptera omurai]zoöl.T

species of whale

walvissoort {de}zoöl.

pygmy right whale

dwergwalvis {de} [Caperea marginata]zoöl.T

common minke whale

dwergvinvis {de} [Balaenoptera acutorostrata]zoöl.T

northern minke whale

dwergvinvis {de} [Balaenoptera acutorostrata]zoöl.T

Greenland (right) whale

Groenlandse walvis {de} [Balaena mysticetus]zoöl.T

gray whale [Am.]

grijze walvis {de} [Eschrichtius robustus]zoöl.T

• Some northern areas of the reef system near Isla Contoy are home to the largest fish on the planet, the whale shark.
• Groups from Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Philippines make up the largest groups of visitors. Most tourists book guided tours with dive centers familiar with whale shark interaction.
• More than eighty diving sites are located around the island among its extensive reefs teeming with marine life, including the elusive whale shark.
• In this capacity he travelled to WWF's Whale Shark conservation site in 2007.
• The largest fish in the world, the whale shark, gathers in the bay during the April and May full moons.

• The whale shark ("Rhincodon typus") is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species.
• The largest recorded egg is from a whale shark and was [...] in size.
• The whale shark is also known as the [...] or [...] in Japanese, due to its skin patterns resembling those seen on [...].