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

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Title Juvenile whale shark, Rhincodon typus stranded at Ayikkara,
along the Malabar coast of Kerala
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Creator Pradeep Kumar,K C
Pavithran,P P
Manojkumar,P P
 
Subject Juvenile whale shark
Rhincodon typus
stranding
Ayikkara
Malabar coast
Kerala
 
Description Not Available
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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Date 2021-09-16T06:44:26Z
2021-09-16T06:44:26Z
2012
 
Type Article
 
Identifier Not Available
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/62975
 
Language English
 
Relation Not Available
 
Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute