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Recent Observations of the Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) in the Northcentral Gulf of Mexico

Gulf and Caribbean Research, 2005
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828) is the world’s largest fish, reaching 15 meters (m) and 18 metric tons (Colman 1997) and is found in all tropical and warm temperate seas (Compagno 2001). The whale shark is listed as ‘vulnerable’ by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN 2004) and is included in ...
Hoffmayer, Eric R., Franks, James S., Shelley, John P.   +2 more
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Plankton-Driven Whale Shark Movements: A Result of Plankton Abundance on Sogod Bay`s Marine Ecosystem?

Annals of Tropical Research
The recent sighting of a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in the waters around Wawa Bridge, Liloan, Southern Leyte, has captured widespread attention, highlighting the importance of this region as a vital foraging ground for the species.
Stephen V. Naul, Ludito V. Ramirez, Francis Ann R. Sy, Khorina A. Tablada, Jonelle O. Tablada, Eric P. Degorio   +5 more
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REVIEW PAPER Inferred global connectivity of whale shark Rhincodon typus populations [PDF]

, 2013
Ten years have passed since the last synopsis of whale shark Rhincodon typus biogeography. While a recent review of the species' biology and ecology summarized the vast data collected since then, it is clear that information on population geographic
C, M G Meekan, D W Sims, C Mellin, J A Bradshaw, A M M Sequeira   +5 more
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NUOVA SEGNALAZIONE PER LA FAUNA DI SQUALI DEL MEDITERRANEO: SQUALO BALENA, RHINCODON TYPUS (ORECTOLOBIFORMES: RHINCODONTIDAE)]; [NOVA VRSTA V FAVNI MORSKIH PSOV SREDOZEMSKEGA MORJA: MORSKI PES KITOVEC, RHINCODON TYPUS (ORECTOLOBIFORMES: RHINCODONTIDAE)

, 2021
On October 18, 2021, a whale shark Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 was sighted off the coast of Samandağ (Hatay city, Turkey, NE Mediterranean Sea), by a commercial long-liner. With the addition of R.
Gürlek, Mevlüt, Turan, Cemal, Ergüden, Deniz, Kabasakal, Hakan   +3 more
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Distribusi dan tingkah laku Hiu Paus (Rhincodon typus) di perairan Kwatisore Taman Nasional Teluk Cenderawasih Provinsi Papua Tengah

JURNAL SUMBERDAYA AKUATIK INDOPASIFIK
Research on the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is carried out in the Kwatisore waters, part of the Cenderawasih Bay National Park (CTNP), Papua, Indonesia. Field observations were conducted for 4 months, from September to December 2016.
S. Suruan, Emmanuel Manangkalangi, F. Simatauw, Selvi Tebaiy   +3 more
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Važnost kitopsine (Rhincodon typus) u morskom okolišu

, 2023
This paper describes the importance of the whale shark, Rhincodon typus Smith 1828, to the marine ecosystem. The work provides basic information about this species, its habitat, its extensive migrations, its feeding habits and its reproduction. Special attention is also given to the role of the whale shark in the marine ecosystem, such as the control ...
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Uso de hábitat de Triaenodon obesus (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae), Rhincodon typus (Orectolobiformes: Rhincodontidae) y Manta birostris (Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae) en el Parque Nacional Natural Gorgona, Pacífico colombiano

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2014
Se evaluó el uso de hábitat del aletiblanco Triaenodon obesus, la mantaraya Manta birostris y el tiburón ballena Rhincodon typus en la Isla Gorgona, a partir de 427 inmersiones de buceo y del análisis de 866 fotografías y videos. T.
Paola Andrea Mejía-Falla, Andrés Felipe Navia, Rafael Lozano, Alexander Tobón-López¹, Krupskaya Narváez, Luis Augusto Muñoz-Osorio, Luz Marina Mejía-Ladino, Juliana López-García   +7 more
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Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in the Mediterranean Sea: first confirmed records from the southeastern Levant

Mediterranean Marine Science
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is the largest living fish species and a cosmopolitan planktivore primarily inhabiting tropical and warm-temperate waters.
Adi Barash, Y. Grossmark, Re’em Neri, S. B. Rothman   +3 more
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Rhincodon Smith 1829

, 2018
Rhincodon typus (Smith, 1828) Whale Shark Rhiniodon typus Smith, 1828: 2. Holotype: MNHN 9855 (stuffed and mounted). Type locality: Table Bay, South Africa. Local synonymy: Selache maxima —Thomas, 1887: 380 (Redscar Bay).
White, William T., Ko'Ou, Alfred
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Microplastics in fecal samples of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) and from surface water in the Philippines. [PDF]

Microplast nanoplast, 2021
Yong MMH, Leistenschneider C, Miranda JA, Paler MK, Legaspi C, Germanov E, Araujo G, Burkhardt-Holm P, Erni-Cassola G.   +8 more
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