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Title: Juvenile Whale Shark, Philippines
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A juvenile whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with black copepod parasites on its underside. This shark was the smallest whale shark I have seen, and was between 2 and 3m in total length. Tubbataha Atolls, Puerto Princessa, Palawan, Philippines. Sulu Sea.
- Carpetsharks: Orectolobiformes
- Cartilaginous Fishes: Chondrichthyes
- Fishes
- juvenile
- Marine Life
- Nikonos 15mm
- Palawan
- Philippines
- Sharks
- Sulu Sea
- Tubbataha
- Tubbataha Natural Park & World Heritage Site
- whale shark: Rhincodon typus
- Whale Sharks: Rhincodontidae
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