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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Deep-diving behaviour of a whale shark Rhincodon typus during long-distance movement in the western Indian Ocean
Journal of Fish Biology, Volume 74, No. 3, Year 2009
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Description
A whale shark Rhincodon typus satellite tagged off the coast of Mozambique showed a highly directional movement across the Mozambique Channel and around the southern tip of Madagascar, a minimum distance of 1200 km in 87 days. Dives to depths well into the mesopelagic and bathypelagic zones (1286 m maximum depth) were recorded in a bathymetrically non-constraining habitat. The water temperature range recorded during the fish's movement was 3.4-29.9°C. © 2009 The Authors.
Authors & Co-Authors
Brunnschweiler, Juerg M.
Switzerland, Zurich
Universität Zürich
Switzerland, Zurich
Eth Zürich
Baensch, H.
United Kingdom, Milton Keynes
The Open University
Pierce, Simon J.
Mozambique
Manta Ray and Whale Shark Research Centre
Sims, David W.
United Kingdom, Plymouth
Marine Biological Association
United Kingdom, Plymouth
University of Plymouth
Statistics
Citations: 97
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.02155.x
ISSN:
00221112
e-ISSN:
10958649
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Locations
Madagascar
Mozambique