Their distinctive body shape makes this particular type of whale easy to identify thanks to
long pectoral fins, a knobby head and the mammal's unique water breaching style, but it's not usually found in Belize waters, so visitors were both taken aback by the sighting and thrilled.
argest accurately measured whale shark coming in at 40 feet, 7 inches in length, with a 4.5 foot wide mouth, a 4.5 foot high dorsal fin, and 6.5 foot
long pectoral fins.
Not exact matches
This tubby fish, about a meter
long, swims by flapping its
pectoral fins.
Their dorsal
fins are extremely small, and their
pectoral flippers are
long and thin.