Akhilesh, K V and Bineesh, K K and Rajool Shanis, C P and Human, B and Ganga, U (2011) Rediscovery and description of the quagga shark, Halaelurus quagga (Alcock, 1899) (Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae) from the southwest coast of India. Zootaxa, 2781 . pp. 40-48.
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Abstract
The present paper reports the first record of occurrence in the Arabian Sea and extension of distribution of Meganthias filiferus from the Thailand coast of the eastern Indian Ocean. A single specimen measuring 211 mm SL was collected from a commercial trawler operating in the Arabian Sea off the south-western coast of India during August 2008. The two known specimens of this rare species are compared
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Rediscovery; description; quagga shark; Halaelurus quagga; Chondrichthyes; Scyliorhinidae; southwest coast; India |
| Subjects: | Pelagic Fisheries > Pelagic Fishes |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Cochin > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries |
| ID Code: | 8799 |
| Deposited By: | Arun Surendran |
| Deposited On: | 16 Dec 2011 10:13 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Dec 2011 13:18 |
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