The largest shark in the world is the whale shark, which is huge, usually 9- 12 meters long and up to 20 meters long. It is also the largest fish in the world. Whale shark is a shark belonging to the genus Cetacidae, only 1 family 1 genus 1 species, mainly distributed in tropical and temperate seas.

The largest shark in the world

Whale sharks like to move alone. Although they have a huge body, they are gentle and will play with divers, which will not cause harm to human beings.

Whale sharks have become rare animals and have been listed as national second-class protected animals in China because of being killed in large numbers and the number has dropped sharply.