A new record of whale shark Rhincodon typus in Brazilian waters: a report of association with Caranx crysos

R Andrades; H T Pinheiro; R G Santos; A S Martins; P A S Costa

doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03460.x

A new record of whale shark Rhincodon typus in Brazilian waters: a report of association with Caranx crysos

J Fish Biol. 2012 Nov;81(6):2092-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03460.x. Epub 2012 Oct 16.

Authors

R Andrades¹, H T Pinheiro, R G Santos, A S Martins, P A S Costa

Affiliation

¹ Departamento de Oceanografia e Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Goiabeiras, Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil. ryanandrades@gmail.com

PMID: 23130705
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03460.x

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

Animals
Atlantic Ocean
Brazil
Perciformes*
Sharks*