<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Rhincodon typus A. Smith, 1828 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Range of whale shark </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Synonyms </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Micristodus punctatus Gill, 1865 </Li> <Li> Rhineodon Denison, 1937 </Li> <Li> Rhiniodon typus A. Smith, 1828 </Li> <Li> Rhinodon pentalineatus Kishinouye, 1901 </Li> <Li> Rhinodon typicus Müller & Henle, 1839 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr>

Why is a whale shark classified as a shark