Whale shark

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"Ohmigosh! I caught a whale shark! It could've swallowed me up!" —New Leaf

Whale Shark
Artwork of Whale Shark
Real-world info
Name: Rhincodon typus
(whale shark)

Family: Rhincodontidae (whale sharks)
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 ジンベエザメ
 鲸鲨
 Requin-baleine
 Tiburón ballena
 Squalo balena
 Китовая акула
 고래상어
 鲸鲨
 Requin-baleine
 Tiburón ballena
 Walhai
 Qalvishaai

The Whale Shark (ジンベエザメ, Jinbēzame) is a very rare fish that can be found in the ocean surrounding Tortimer Island in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. The Whale Shark has a "huge (with fin)" shadow size when seen in the water.

Catch details

In Pocket Camp

#62

Whale shark

Event availability None
Location Saltwater Shores
Shadow size Huge With Fin
Fish size 501.4 cm - 696.5 cm
Rarity ★★★
Catch rate Cannot be caught at this time.
Selling price  8,000 Bells
Request reward  2,000 Bells, 4 Heart PC Icon.png Friendship Points


In New Horizons

#75

Whale shark
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Time of year North: Jun – Sep
South: Dec – Mar
Time of day All day
Location Sea
Shadow size Large w/Fin
Spawn requirement Unknown
Selling prices  Nook's Cranny 13,000 Bells
 C.J. 19,500 Bells
Furniture size 3.0 x 2.0


Donating to the Museum

Donating in New Leaf

After players donate a Whale Shark to Blathers, it will appear in the section for fish and deep sea creatures, specifically in the large tank in the north-eastern room. The exhibit has this to say about the whale shark:

"Whale sharks are the world's largest fish, but they're surprisingly some of the gentlest. They can swim at only three mph, so although they're large and very imposing, they're not really a threat. They swim with their mouths open to swallow vast quantities of tiny creatures and seawater. As they expel the water through their gills, they will eat what then remains. Since they don't have to bite prey, their teeth are file-like and number about 10,000 in multiple rows."

Fishing Tourney

New Leaf

Chip will say this when given a Whale Shark:

"Hmm. I wonder, do whale sharks taste much like regular sharks? Or are they a bit more blubbery? Obviously, even if I tried to eat this all in one bite—and I did try once—I couldn't do it! Just not happening!"

Further Information

The whale shark is the largest extant fish species, feeding primarily on plankton and other small organisms.

File:Whale Shark Real.jpg
A real-life whale shark

Names in other languages

Japanese ジンベエザメ

Korean 고래상어

Simplified Chinese 鲸鲨

Traditional Chinese 鯨鯊
Unknown

Russian Китовая акула

Dutch Qalvishaai

German Walhai Whale Shark

European Spanish Tiburón ballena Whale Shark

European French Requin-baleine Whale Shark

Italian Squalo balena

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