Behera, Pralaya Ranjan and Bar, Sukhdeb and Jayasankar, Reeta and Muktha, M and Ghosh, Shubhadeep and Edward, Loveson (2013) Occurrence of near threatened tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier (Peron & Lesueur, 1822) from Puri coast, Odisha. Marine Fisheries Information Service Technical & Extension Series, 217. p. 19.
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Abstract
Tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier (Peron & Lesueur, 1822) has a circumglobal distribution in tropical and warm temperate seas. The Tiger shark, G. Cuvier belongs to the family Carcharhinidae, which is constituted by 12 genera and 54 valid species. The genus Galeocerdo represents a single species G. cuvier. It is locally known as Valiyasurav. Tiger sharks feed on sea turtles, sea cow, teleost fishes, sea snakes, sea birds, jellyfishes, rays, marine mammals and crabs. This species is considered as an apex predator in the marine ecosystem.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | threatened tiger shark; Galeocerdo cuvier; Puri coast; Odisha; conservation |
| Subjects: | Demersal Fisheries > Shark fisheries Marine Ecosystems > Coral Reefs > Conservation |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Visakhapatnam |
| Depositing User: | Arun Surendran |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Dec 2015 09:58 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Dec 2015 09:58 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/10583 |
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