Name - Rhincodon typus

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:586432 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Rhincodon typus Smith

• Rhincodon typus Smith 1829

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Species

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• CONSERVATION OF WHALE SHARKS (RHINCONDON TYPUS) BYCAUGHT IN ICCAT: REVIEW OF BIOLOGY, INTERACTIONS WITH PURSE SEINE FISHERY AND BEST PRACTICES ON HANDLING AND RELEASE.
• Love bites? Pre-copulatory behaviours of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia.
• Do Whale Sharks Select for Specific Environments to Give Birth?
• Seasonal behavioral changes of a captive whale shark (Rhincodon typus) under variable temperature and light conditions.
• Underwater ultrasonography and blood sampling provide the first observations of reproductive biology in free-swimming whale sharks.

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