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Records of seven juveniles of the whale shark, Rhiniodon typus
Author(s) -
Wolfson F. H.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1983.tb04224.x
Subject(s) - biology , juvenile , fishery , whale , chondrichthyes , zoology , reproduction , ecology
Seven juvenile whale sharks ranging from 550 to 930 mm in length are reported. Measurements of six are tabulated with remeasurements of the single known embryo. The mode of reproduction of this shark is again questioned, and the lack of records of sizes between 1 and almost 4 m is discussed.