First record of the crocodile shark in deep sea trawl landings at Chennai

Kizhakudan, Shoba Joe (2011) First record of the crocodile shark in deep sea trawl landings at Chennai. CMFRI Newsletter Cadalmin (128). p. 7.

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Abstract

A single specimen of the crocodile shark Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936) was collected from the deep sea trawl landings at Chennai Fisheries Harbour on 10.02.2011. The species is the only representative of the family Pseudocarchariidae and is the smallest known living mackerel shark (Order: Lamniformes). Known to be circumtropical in distribution, with its range extending from Eastern Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	crocodile shark - Pseudocarcharias kamoharai
Subjects:	Marine Fisheries > Fish landing > New record Demersal Fisheries > Shark fisheries Marine Fisheries
Divisions:	CMFRI-Madras (Chennai) CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division
Depositing User:	Mr. Augustine Sipson N A
Date Deposited:	17 Sep 2022 09:31
Last Modified:	17 Sep 2022 09:31
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/16211

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