First record of a whale shark Rhincodon typus in continental Europe

Rodrigues, N.V.; Correia, J. P. S.; Graças, J.T.C.; Rodrigues, F.; Pinho, R.; Hirofumi, M.

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A whale shark Rhincodon typus was found in a set-net in southern Portugal in October 2011. This was the first record for continental Europe and represents an increase of the species' known range. Upwelling events and increase in sea-surface temperatures are possible reasons for this occurrence.

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Climate change Geographical distribution Portugal

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/7653

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Rodrigues, N.V., Correia, J.P.S., Graça, J.T.C., Rodrigues, F., Pinho, R. and Hirofumi, M. (2012), First record of a whale shark Rhincodon typus in continental Europe. Journal of Fish Biology, 81: 1427-1429. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03392.x