Thakurdas and Sundaram, Sujit (2011) First record of tawny nurse shark, Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson,1830) from the north-west coast of India. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series (209). p. 16.
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Abstract
Sharks contribute about 2% towards the total marine fish landings in India and are fished mainly by hooks and lines. They are also caught by gillnets, trawls and purse seines as bycatch. Sharks are widely hunted for flesh, liver oil and fins which are mostly exported to south-east Asia.The species composition of sharks in Maharashtra comprised of Scoliodon laticaudus (86.2%), Rhizoprionodon oligolinx (3.9%), Rhizoprionodon acutus (0.7%), Carcharhinus sorrah (2.2%), Carcharhinus limbatus (1%), Carcharhinus macloti (0.1%), Lamiopsis temminkie (2.6%), Sphyrna lewini (2.2%) and Galeocerdo cuvier (0.7%).
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | First record; tawny nurse shark; Nebrius ferrugineus from the north-west coast of India |
| Subjects: | Marine Fisheries > Fish landing > New record Demersal Fisheries > Shark fisheries Marine Fisheries |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Mumbai |
| Depositing User: | Arun Surendran |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Dec 2012 07:06 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Dec 2022 08:37 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/9132 |
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