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First record of a whale shark Rhincodon typus in continental Europe
Author(s) -
Rodrigues N. V.,
Correia J. P. S.,
Graça J. T. C.,
Rodrigues F.,
Pinho R.,
Hirofumi M.
Publication year - 2012
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.1095-8649.2012.03392.x
Subject(s) - whale , biology , fishery , continental shelf , upwelling , range (aeronautics) , oceanography , chondrichthyes , ecology , geology , materials science , composite material
A whale shark Rhincodon typus was found in a set‐net in southern Portugal in October 2011. This was the first record for continental Europe and represents an increase of the species' known range. Upwelling events and increase in sea‐surface temperatures are possible reasons for this occurrence.