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Title: Whaleshark Bottle Feeding. Mexico
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A whaleshark (Rhincodon typus) stops swimming and feeds on plankton near the surface. This type of feeding is known as botella, because the shark hangs vertical in the water like a bottle, gulping in food. Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsular, Mexico. Caribbean Sea.
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- Carpetsharks: Orectolobiformes
- Cartilaginous Fishes: Chondrichthyes
- Elasmobranchs: Elasmobranchii
- Fishes
- Isla Mujeres
- Marine Life
- Mexico
- Sharks
- tropical
- whale shark: Rhincodon typus
- Whale Sharks: Rhincodontidae
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