WHALE SHARK RHINEODON TYPUS SMITH LANDED AT KARWAR, KARNATAKA


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Authors

  • M V Pai Karwar Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Karwar.
  • G Nandakumar Karwar Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Karwar.
  • K Y Telang Karwar Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Karwar.

Abstract

A female whale shark, Rhineodon typus Smith, measuring 8.81 m in
total length was landed at Karwar in the third week of January 1981 [reported
as measuring 3.81 m in length (Anon 1981)]. This is the first record of such an
occurrence in North Kanara District. The earliest record of a whale shark along
the Karnataka coast was made by Kaikini et al (1959) at Suratkal in South
Kanara District

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Author Biographies

  • M V Pai, Karwar Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Karwar.
    Karwar Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Karwar.
  • G Nandakumar, Karwar Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Karwar.
    Karwar Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Karwar.
  • K Y Telang, Karwar Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Karwar.
    Karwar Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Karwar.

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Vol. 30 No. 1 (1983)

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How to Cite

Pai, M. V., Nandakumar, G., & Telang, K. Y. (2011). WHALE SHARK RHINEODON TYPUS SMITH LANDED AT KARWAR, KARNATAKA. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 30(1), 157-159. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/11845