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Accidental capture and landing of whale shark, Rhincodon typus(Smith, 1828) and tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier (Peron andLe Sueur, 1822) by trawlers at New Ferry Wharf, Mumbai
Thakur Das, B N Katkar, Sujit Sundaram, B B Chavan
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Abstract
Rhincodon typus commonly known as whale
shark is a pelagic species. Though whale shark is
the largest fish, it mainly feeds on plankton. They
are locally called as ‘dev mushi’ or ‘bhari’ in
Maharashtra. Whale shark is listed as an endangered
species by the International Union for Conservation
of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN Red List,
2000) and is also included in the Appendix II of
CITES since 2003.