Family

Whale Sharks

Rhincodontidae

1 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassElasmobranchii
OrderOrectolobiformes (Carpet Sharks)
FamilyRhincodontidae (Whale Sharks)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Rhincodon typus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Whale Sharks

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~70%
	Whale Shark			~70%
2	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~40%
	Whale Shark			~40%
3	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Whale Shark			Insufficient data
4	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~20%
	Whale Shark			Insufficient data
5	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Whale Shark			Insufficient data
6	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Whale Shark			Insufficient data
7	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Whale Shark			Insufficient data
8	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Whale Shark			~10%
9	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Whale Shark			Insufficient data