Observation of whale shark Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 in oceanic waters of the Bay of Bengal, India

The present study was based on sighting of whale shark, Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 on 13th and 14th October 2016 incidentally in oceanic waters of Bay of Bengal at a depth of 3340 and 3270 m. These two sightings were thus confirmed by photographs. Whale sharks were reported in the coastal and near...

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Main Authors:	Chelliah Babu, Krishnan Silambarasan, Antony Pillai Tiburtius
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BdFISH 2017-12-01
Series:	Journal of Fisheries
Subjects:	Whale shark Rhincodon typus Oceanic waters Bay of Bengal
Online Access:	http://journal.bdfish.org/index.php/fisheries/article/view/256

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spelling	doaj-5c52f76ef28f4630ab356919c0bb07d32020-11-25T01:34:51ZengBdFISHJournal of Fisheries2311-729X2311-31112017-12-015353153410.17017/jfish.v5i3.2017.256Observation of whale shark Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 in oceanic waters of the Bay of Bengal, IndiaChelliah Babu0Krishnan Silambarasan1Antony Pillai Tiburtius2Fishery Survey of India, IndiaFishery Survey of India, IndiaFishery Survey of India, IndiaThe present study was based on sighting of whale shark, Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 on 13th and 14th October 2016 incidentally in oceanic waters of Bay of Bengal at a depth of 3340 and 3270 m. These two sightings were thus confirmed by photographs. Whale sharks were reported in the coastal and near shore regions of India by many of the researchers and this is the first observation of R. typus in oceanic waters of east coast of India.http://journal.bdfish.org/index.php/fisheries/article/view/256Whale sharkRhincodon typusOceanic watersBay of Bengal
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title	Observation of whale shark Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 in oceanic waters of the Bay of Bengal, India
title_short	Observation of whale shark Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 in oceanic waters of the Bay of Bengal, India
title_full	Observation of whale shark Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 in oceanic waters of the Bay of Bengal, India
title_fullStr	Observation of whale shark Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 in oceanic waters of the Bay of Bengal, India
title_full_unstemmed	Observation of whale shark Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 in oceanic waters of the Bay of Bengal, India
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publisher	BdFISH
series	Journal of Fisheries
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publishDate	2017-12-01
description	The present study was based on sighting of whale shark, Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 on 13th and 14th October 2016 incidentally in oceanic waters of Bay of Bengal at a depth of 3340 and 3270 m. These two sightings were thus confirmed by photographs. Whale sharks were reported in the coastal and near shore regions of India by many of the researchers and this is the first observation of R. typus in oceanic waters of east coast of India.
topic	Whale shark Rhincodon typus Oceanic waters Bay of Bengal
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Observation of whale shark Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 in oceanic waters of the Bay of Bengal, India

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