Common names:
Fehurihi, Whale shark
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
Abundance:
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Aquaculture:
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Regulations:
protected
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Ref: CITES, 2003
Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Full regulation since 1995 under Environment Law 4/93 in view of the declining population attributed to the local fishery, important function in aggregating tuna schools, high value for ecotourism and the comparative low value of its fishery products (Ref. 48696). Also Ref. 247, 5579, 33390, 43278.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mv.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Randall, J.E. and C. Anderson, 1993
National Database:
(كوسه ها و سپرماهيان) (sharks and rays) > Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks) > Rhincodontidae (Whale shark)
Etymology: Rhincodon:rhinc, presumably a typographical error for rhine (Gr.), rasp, but often mistranslated as rhynchos (Gr.), snout; odon, tooth, referring to small, slightly curved teeth, “placed in longitudinal rows, and altogether so disposed towards the anterior edges of jaws as to exhibit the resemblance of a rasp or file lying across each”. (See ETYFish); typus:Serving as type species of the genus. (See ETYFish).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
بوم شناسي
دريايي; اقیانوس رو (Ref. 51243); تغييرات عمق 0 - 1928 m (Ref. 106604), usually 0 - 100 m (Ref. 89972). Subtropical; 18°C - 30°C (Ref. 35465); 45°N - 48°S, 180°W - 180°E
پراكنش
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