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Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

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Field Notes

Description:

Juvenile Whale Shark about 15 feet long.

Habitat:

Ocean. Sea of Cortez

Notes:

http://www.elcantodelatierra.org.mx/vsfs.php

Reference Links:

Whale shark

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Comments (3)
nickashforth
Perhaps you would consider adding this to a mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/16075040
KarinStewardRaymond
Thanks! I was on my first Field Expedition last summer in Baja, Mexico for my Global Field Program Master's Degree through Miami University in Ohio. We got to snorkel with it. It was awesome! thanks for the welcome. I can't wait to show this site to my fourth graders!
Carolina
Hi Karin! Beautiful whale shark! I added a Wikipedia link on your spotting for further reference. Welcome to Project Noah :)

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PublishedMay 25, 2011

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