Title

Whale shark

Caption

Whale shark (Rhincodon typus), in blue water, with heavy infestation of parasitic ruddy crayfish (Pandarus rhincodonicus), close-up, Pacific Ocean, Sulu Lake, Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park, Palawan Province, Philippines, Asia

Date

May 29, 2019

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Norbert Probst

Reference

BRK20A34_064

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

68.3Mb (1.7Mb) / 19.9in x 13.3in / 5983 x 3989 (300dpi)

Keywords

Arthropod Arthropoda Arthropods Asia Bahurang Tubbataha Cartilaginous fish Chondrichthyes Copepod Copepoda Copepods Crustacea Crustacean Crustaceans Dive site Diving area Filipino Fish Mimaropa No People Palawan Palawan Island Palawan Province Pandarus rhincodonicus Partial View Philippine Philippines Pilipinas Pisces Province of Palawan Rhincodon typus Selachii Selachimorpha Shark Sharks Southeast Asia Southeastern Asia Sulu Sea Tubbataha Natural Park Tubbataha Reef Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park UNESCO World Heritage Site UNESCO world natural heritage Whale shark Whale sharks animal animals animals in the wild atoll atolls big blue water close up close ups close-up coral reef coral reefs cropped deserted detail view diving location diving locations empty enormous fauna giant gigantic habitat huge infestation infestations large marine animal marine animals natural environment natural environments natural habitat nature no one nobody ocean parasite parasites powerful predator reef reefs strong travel travel photography under water underwater underwater photo underwater photos underwater world underwater worlds uninhabited water animal water animals whale shark copepod whale shark copepods wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography world natural heritage Pacific Pacific Ocean blue detail details oceans sea