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A note on a whale shark Rhineodon typus smithCaught off Calicut

G Seshappa, V S Krishnamurthy Chennubhotla, K V Somasekharan Nair

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A juvenile male specimen of Rhincodon typus Smith measuring 5600 mm was caught off Calicut during the month of January 1970. The body measurements and a brief description of the specimen are given.

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A juvenile male specimen of Rhincodon typus Smith measuring 5600 mm was caught off Calicut during the month of January 1970. The body measurements and a brief description of the specimen are given.

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A juvenile male specimen of Rhincodon typus Smith measuring 5600 mm was caught off Calicut during the month of January 1970. The body measurements and a brief description of the specimen are given.

Key concepts: Whale, Fishery, Juvenile, Geography, Biology, Ecology

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