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Title: Young whaleshark feeding. Mexico
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A young whaleshark (Rhincodon typus), less than 5m in length, feeding on plankton near the surface. This type of feeding is known as botella, because the shark hangs vertical in the water like a bottle, gumping in food. La Paz, Mexico. Sea of Cortez.
- California
- Carpetsharks: Orectolobiformes
- Cartilaginous Fishes: Chondrichthyes
- East Pacific Ocean
- Elasmobranchs: Elasmobranchii
- Fishes
- La Paz
- Marine Life
- Mexico
- Sea Of Cortez
- Sharks
- whale shark: Rhincodon typus
- Whale Sharks: Rhincodontidae
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