What is the largest fish in the world? Many would say whales, with blue whales being the largest. However, the whale is not a fish, but a mammal.
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So now the biggest fish in the world is the whale shark among sharks. The gray-blue whale shark can grow to more than 20 meters and weigh up to 20 tons.
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Although whale sharks are the largest, they are a tame shark, when they swim, the sea water is forced into the mouth, whale sharks do not actively swallow seawater, so they will not eat people. They are filter-feeding fish, filtering out plankton and small fish and shrimp from the water for feeding.
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Whale sharks are huge, and newborn baby whale sharks are two meters long. Whale sharks give birth directly to baby sharks and look like mammals give birth. In fact, they are oviparous, but the eggs are regenerated after hatching in the body.
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For a long time, whale sharks were considered a ferocious carnivorous fish. After truly recognizing its mildness, whale sharks are now a tourist resource.
Because it does not eat people, when people swim with big sharks on adventures, they basically swim with whale sharks that do not eat people.