Georgia aquarium whale shark fish. The whale shark rhincodon typus. Georgia aquarium protects whale sharks through research and conservation efforts in the field in the laboratory and through our unique position as the only aquarium in the western hemisphere to display these elusive gentle giants. Save money get your tickets online now.
Atlanta georgia ap another whale shark died early wednesday at the georgia aquarium the second this year at the only facility outside asia to display the huge rare fish. Our ocean voyager gallery built by the home depot is home to whale sharks manta rays and thousands of other fascinating fish. For information about the animals found at georgia aquarium please visit our animal guide.
The whale shark rhincodon typus is a slow moving filter feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish speciesthe largest confirmed individual had a length of 188 m 62 ft. Youll get to swim with a snorkel in the ocean voyager exhibit built by the home depot with thousands of amazing animals for the experience of a lifetime. Explore a world under the sea with whale sharks beluga whales and other marine life.
If you measure by the amount of water in all of the exhibits georgia aquarium contains approximately 10 million gallons of fresh and salt water. The largest accurately measured whale shark was 617 feet 188 m. Aquarium loses second whale shark in a year.
As one of the largest single aquatic exhibits in the world ocean voyager features an acrylic tunnel for guests to view thousands of marine creatures on all sides as well as a giant acrylic viewing window to explore our oceans like never before. Beneath our waves curious animals like australian weedy sea dragons garibaldi damselfish and japanese spider crabs hang among rocky ledges and kelp forests. The whale shark is the largest fish in the world and the largest fish known to have lived on this planet.
Georgia aquarium visit today. Journey with gentle giants is the only opportunity in the world where you are guaranteed to swim with whale sharks manta rays and more. Cold ocean waters teem with fish and marine mammals just as they do in cold water quest.
The whale shark holds many records for size in the animal kingdom most notably being by far the largest living nonmammalian vertebrateit is the sole member of the genus rhincodon and the only extant member.