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A new record of whale shark Rhincodon typus in Brazilian waters: a report of association with Caranx crysos
Author(s) -
Andrades R.,
Pinheiro H. T.,
Santos R. G.,
Martins A. S.,
Costa P. A. S.
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.1095-8649.2012.03460.x
Subject(s) - fishery , biology , whale , continental shelf , interspecific competition , oceanography , ecology , geology
In May 2011, a Rhincodon typus was sighted on the continental shelf of the central Brazilian coast, in the vicinity of a gas platform. During the video record, an interspecific following association was observed between a Caranx crysos school and the R. typus .