Rhincodon (Whale sharks) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

Rhincodon typus

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~60%

Feb

~70%

Mar

~60%

Apr

~50%

May

~70%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~60%

Sep

~60%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks In captivity: 19 zoos & centres

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~60%
	Whale Shark			~60%
2	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 1	~40%
	Whale Shark			~40%
3	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 1	~10%
	Whale Shark			~10%

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
2	Chimelong Spaceship	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
3	Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Ukumarí Biopark	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
5	Neo Park Okinawa	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
6	Kagoshima City Hirakawa Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
7	Zoo Atlanta	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Tennōji Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
9	Notojima Aquarium	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
10	Georgia Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Macau Zoo	🇲🇴 Macao SAR China	In captivity
12	Agroflori Parque de las Aves	🇧🇴 Bolivia	In captivity
13	Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
14	Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
15	海昌鲸鲨馆	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
16	Birch Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Osaka Water Museum	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
18	Bangsaen Aquarium	🇹🇭 Thailand	In captivity
19	National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity