First report of the shortfin mako sharks Isurus oxyrinchus (Rafinesque, 1810) in commercial landings at Madras Fisheries Harbour

Kizhakudan, Shoba Joe and Rajapackiam, S and Yousuf, K S S M and Vasu, R (2013) First report of the shortfin mako sharks Isurus oxyrinchus (Rafinesque, 1810) in commercial landings at Madras Fisheries Harbour. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical & Extension Series (216). p. 19.

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Abstract

A pair of shortfin mako sharks Isurus oxyrinchus, locally named “singapal sorrah” were landed at Madras Fisheries Harbour by a mechanished gillnetter on 19.07.2012. The shortfin mako is an epipelagic species found in tropical and warmtemperate seas from the surface down to at least 500 m. Although it is known to be distributed in the Bay of Bengal, it is rarely found to occur in the fishery off the north Tamil Nadu coast. The present specimens are first record of mako sharks occurrence in Chennai waters.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: shortfin mako sharks; Isurus oxyrinchus; commercial landings; Madras Fisheries Harbour
Subjects: Marine Fisheries > Fish landing > New record
Demersal Fisheries > Shark fisheries
Marine Fisheries > Fish landing
Divisions: CMFRI-Mandapam
Depositing User: Arun Surendran
Date Deposited: 07 Aug 2013 04:35
Last Modified: 06 Dec 2022 06:47
URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/9490

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