title: A new record of whale shark Rhincodon typus in Brazilian waters: a report of association with Caranx crysos.
abstract: In May 2011, a Rhincodon typus was sighted on the continental shelf of the central Brazilian coast, in the vicinity of a gas platform. During the video record, an interspecific following association was observed between a Caranx crysos school and the R. typus.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Oceanografia e Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Goiabeiras, Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil. ryanandrades@gmail.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andrades
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: P A S
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Costa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001267:Atlantic Ocean; D001938:Brazil; D010473:Perciformes; D012754:Sharks