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Juvenile whale shark, Rhincodon typus stranded at Ayikkara,along the Malabar coast of Kerala

K C Pradeep Kumar, P P Pavithran, P P Manojkumar

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Female whale shark, Rhincodon typus measuring 475 cm in length and approximately 800 kg in weight was stranded near Ayikkara Fisheries Harbour in Kannur District on 25th November 2011. Whale shark is locally called as “pullisravu” and the stranding of this species is not common in shallow waters along the Malabar region. Whale shark is listed as an endangered species as per the IUCN Red List.

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Key concepts: Fishery, Whale, Endangered species, IUCN Red List, Juvenile, Geography, Biology, Ecology