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

  1. R. Andrades1,*,
  2. H. T. Pinheiro1,
  3. R. G. Santos1,
  4. A. S. Martins1,
  5. P. A. S. Costa2

Article first published online: 16 OCT 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03460.x

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Journal of Fish Biology

Journal of Fish Biology

Volume 81, Issue 6, pages 2092–2094, November 2012

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Andrades, R., Pinheiro, H. T., Santos, R. G., Martins, A. S. and Costa, P. A. S. (2012), A new record of whale shark Rhincodon typus in Brazilian waters: a report of association with Caranx crysos. Journal of Fish Biology, 81: 2092–2094. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03460.x

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  1. 1

    Departamento de Oceanografia e Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, Goiabeiras, 29075-910, Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil

  2. 2

    Departamento de Ecologia e Recursos Marinhos, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Pasteur, 458, 22290-240, Urca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

* Tel.: +55 27 3335 2527; email: ryanandrades@gmail.com

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 6 NOV 2012
  2. Article first published online: 16 OCT 2012
  3. (Received 22 June 2012, Accepted 21 August 2012)

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Keywords:

  • blue runner;
  • Brazil;
  • conservation;
  • following behaviour;
  • gas platform;
  • interspecific association

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.

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