Ecosystems where Rhincodon typus occurs
n = 62
| Ecosystem | Type | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agulhas Current | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 9994 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 118627 |
| Andaman Sea | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| Arabian Sea | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| Atlantic Ocean | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 6032 |
| Atulayan Bay | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 41469 |
| Bay of Bengal | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 6032 |
| Benguela Current | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| Bermuda | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| California Current | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 276 |
| Canary Current | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 27000 |
| Cape Verde | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 94080 |
| Caribbean Sea | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 6032 |
| Coral Sea and GBR | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 6871 |
| Davao Gulf | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 47941 |
| East Brazil Shelf | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| East China Sea | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| Gingoog Bay | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 105198 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| Guinea Current | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| Gulf of Aden | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| Gulf of Aqaba | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 58021 |
| Gulf of California | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 6032 |
| Gulf of Maine | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 43278 |
| Gulf of Mexico | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 26340 |
| Gulf of Oman | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| Gulf of Thailand | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 6032 |
| Humboldt Current | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| Indian Ocean | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| Indonesian Sea | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| Insular Pacific-Hawaiian | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| Kuroshio Current | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| Lagonoy Gulf | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 43283 |
| Lanuza Bay | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 104756 |
| Manila Bay | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 280 |
| Milne Bay | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 41468 |
| North Australian Shelf | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 6871 |
| North Brazil Shelf | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| Northeast Australian Shelf | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 6871 |
| Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 6032 |
| Northwest Australian Shelf | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 6871 |
| Pacific Central-American Coastal | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| Pacific Ocean | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| Peng-hu Island | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 55073 |
| Persian Gulf | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| Peru-Galapagos Waters | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 5227 |
| Polynesian Waters | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| Red Sea | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 84159 |
| Sea of Japan/East Sea | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| Sogod Bay | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 280 |
| Somali Coastal Current | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| South Brazil Shelf | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| South China Sea | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 36648 |
| Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 6032 |
| Southern China | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 31075 |
| Southwest Chilean Waters | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| Sulu-Celebes Sea | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| Tahiti I. | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |
| Tañon Strait | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 47941 |
| Trindade Island | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 84275 |
| Tubbataha Reefs | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 121724 |
| Yellow Sea | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 247 |