Hoffmayer Eric R, Driggers William B, Falterman Brett J, Franks James S, Hendon Jill M, McKinney Jennifer A, Shelley John P
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA.
Fisheries Research Support LLC, Mandeville, Louisiana, USA.
J Fish Biol. 2025 Apr;106(4):1231-1236. doi: 10.1111/jfb.16012. Epub 2024 Dec 5.
This note details the first formal report of a spinal deformation in whale sharks, Rhincodon typus. An individual whale shark with suspected kypholordoscoliosis was observed at Ewing Bank in the Gulf of Mexico during aggregation events in 2010 and 2013. Despite the significant deformity, the shark was observed feeding on fish eggs at the surface during both encounters. Based on satellite tag tracking, its movements, temperature preferences, and depth use were within the range of other whale sharks from the region.
本报告详细介绍了鲸鲨（Rhincodon typus）脊柱变形的首份正式报告。2010年和2013年聚集活动期间，在墨西哥湾的尤因浅滩观察到一条疑似脊柱后凸侧凸的鲸鲨个体。尽管存在明显畸形，但在两次观察中均发现该鲨鱼在水面捕食鱼卵。根据卫星标签追踪，其活动、温度偏好和深度使用情况均在该区域其他鲸鲨的范围内。
