It's #InternationalWhaleSharkDay! This Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) is joined by other ocean fish: the Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) and the Spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari). #SciArt by W. P. C. Tenison from the Field Book of Giant Fishes (1949) by J. R. Norman and F. C. Fraser. Contributed for digitization in #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary by MBLWHOI Library, which supports@mblwoodshole and @woodshole_ocean. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6279169 _________________________________________________ #WhaleSharkDay #WhaleSharks #Sharks #Rays #Fish #Ichthyology #BHLib #Biodiversity #NaturalHistory #NatHist #ScientificIllustration #ScientificArt #OpenAccess #Libraries #Archives #SpecialCollections #LibrariesofInstagram #IGLibraries #IG_Libraries #MBLWHOI















