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DNA evidence of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) feeding on red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) larvae at Christmas Island, Australia Marine and Freshwater Research, 2009 (Ref: 13835)
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Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are thought to aggregate in nearshore waters around Christmas Island … (105◦37E, 10◦29S) to consume the marine larvae of the endemic red land crab (Gecarcoidea natalis). However, there … have been no direct observations of sharks feeding on crab larvae.

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