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Name: whale shark
Type: shark


Appearing in designs:
pofwe whale shark Tanzania 8/15/2008 1000sh issue=Tanzania Marine Parks
Santa Claus arriving on whale shark Christmas Island 10/31/2003 45c issue=Christmas 2003
whale shark (2004) United Arab Emirates 9/26/2004 2.75d dt=endangered marine creatures of the Arabian Gulf
whale shark (2017) United States 7/26/2017 forever issue=Sharks 2017
whale shark (2019) Niuafo'ou 6/21/2019 $2.80 issue=Sharks 2019
whale shark from below Micronesia 10/14/2014 $1 issue=Sharks 2014 b
whale shark Rhincodon typus (2003) Seychelles 11/3/2003 50r dt=fishes (2003 Seychelles)
whale shark Rhincodon typus (2012) (2 stamps of Japan, 2012)
whale shark Rhincodon typus (2013) Monaco 6/8/2013 1,05€ dt=sharks (2013)
whale shark Rhincodon typus (2014 Micronesia) (3 stamps of Micronesia, 2014)
whale shark Rhincodon typus (2014 Tuvalu) (2 stamps of Tuvalu, 2014)
whale shark Rhincodon typus (2015) Samoa 3/16/2015 $45 issue=Threatened Species
whale shark Rhincodon typus (2016 Niuafo'ou) Niuafo'ou 3/2/2016 $4.20 issue=Marine Life 2016
whale shark Rhincodon typus (2016 Tonga) Tonga 3/2/2016 $4.20 issue=Marine life 2016
whale shark Rhincodon typus Snapper Lutjanus sp Christmas Island 7/13/2004 10c issue=Christmas Island Underwater dt=underwater scenes (2004)

Appearing in design types:
whale shark (4 stamps of Belize, 2004)

Synonyms:
butanding
butanding Rhincodon typus India 11/16/2009 20.00r issue=India Philippines Joint Issue
pofwe
pofwe whale shark Tanzania 8/15/2008 1000sh issue=Tanzania Marine Parks
Rhincodon typus
butanding Rhincodon typus India 11/16/2009 20.00r issue=India Philippines Joint Issue
Echeneis naucrates, Rhincodon typus Eritrea 12/29/1997 3n issue=Marine Life 1997 dt=marine life (1997 Eritrea)
Epinephelus sp. and Rhincodon typus Liberia 9/15/2001 $15 issue=Marine Life 2001 dt=marine life (2001 Liberia)
Rhincodon typus (1968) British Indian Ocean Territory 10/23/1968 5r issue=1968 dt=marine fauna (1968)
Rhincodon typus (1973) Senegal 7/28/1973 75fr dt=marine life (1973 Senegal)
Rhincodon typus (1980) Vietnam 8/1/1980 12xu dt=saltwater fishes (1980)
Rhincodon typus (1989) Micronesia 7/7/1989 25c dt=sharks (1989)
Rhincodon typus (1991) (2 stamps of Kiribati, 1991)
Rhincodon typus (1993) Madagascar 9/22/1993 140fr issue=Sharks 1993 dt=sharks (1993 Madagascar)
Rhincodon typus (1994) Cape Verde 6/27/1994 37e dt=sharks (1994 Cape Verde)
Rhincodon typus (1997) Grenada 5/2/1997 $4 issue=Marine Life 1997 dt=marine life (1997 Grenada)
Rhincodon typus (1998) Liberia 10/15/1998 32c issue=International Year of the Ocean
Rhincodon typus (1999) (3 stamps, Gambia & 2 others, 1999)
Rhincodon typus (2000) Tuvalu 3/8/2000 90c issue=Marine Life 2000 dt=marine life (2000 Tuvalu)
Rhincodon typus (2001) (3 stamps, Guinea & 2 others, 2001)
Rhincodon typus (2004) (5 stamps, Belize & Norfolk Island, 2004)
Rhincodon typus (2007) Japan 6/1/2007 80y issue=Sea of Okinawa dt=fishes around Okinawa
Rhincodon typus (2008) Ascension 3/14/2008 1.25£ issue=Sharks 2008
Rhincodon typus (2009) (2 stamps, Comoro Islands & Ecuador, 2009)
Rhincodon typus (2010) Antigua 4/14/2010 $5.00 issue=Sharks of the Caribbean dt=sharks of the Caribbean
Rhincodon typus (2013) (2 stamps, Maldive Islands & Philippines, 2013)
Rhincodon typus (2014) (3 stamps, St. Helena & 2 others, 2014)
Rhincodon typus (2015) (2 stamps, GuineaBissau & Maldive Islands, 2015)
Rhincodon typus (2016) Niger 12/5/2016 850Fr issue=Sharks 2016 b
Rhincodon typus (2018) (4 stamps, Ecuador & 3 others, 2018)
Rhincodon typus (2019) (3 stamps, Central African Republic & Djibouti, 2019)
Rhincodon typus (2020) (2 stamps, Malaysia & Maldive Islands, 2020)
Rhincodon typus (2021) Cambodia 12/28/2021 6000r issue=Fishes of Cambodia
tiburón ballena (Rhincodon typus) Ecuador 10/24/2017 $0.50 issue=Darwin and Wolf Marine Sanctuary
whale shark Rhincodon typus (2003) Seychelles 11/3/2003 50r dt=fishes (2003 Seychelles)
whale shark Rhincodon typus (2012) (2 stamps of Japan, 2012)
whale shark Rhincodon typus (2013) Monaco 6/8/2013 1,05€ dt=sharks (2013)
whale shark Rhincodon typus (2014 Micronesia) (3 stamps of Micronesia, 2014)
whale shark Rhincodon typus (2014 Tuvalu) (2 stamps of Tuvalu, 2014)
whale shark Rhincodon typus (2015) Samoa 3/16/2015 $45 issue=Threatened Species
whale shark Rhincodon typus (2016 Niuafo'ou) Niuafo'ou 3/2/2016 $4.20 issue=Marine Life 2016
whale shark Rhincodon typus (2016 Tonga) Tonga 3/2/2016 $4.20 issue=Marine life 2016
whale shark Rhincodon typus Snapper Lutjanus sp Christmas Island 7/13/2004 10c issue=Christmas Island Underwater dt=underwater scenes (2004)
Rhinocodon typus
Rhinocodon typus Montserrat 2/2/1987 $3.50 dt=sharks (1987 Montserrat)
tiburón ballena
tiburón ballena (Rhincodon typus) Ecuador 10/24/2017 $0.50 issue=Darwin and Wolf Marine Sanctuary
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