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First record of snaggletooth shark, Hemipristis elongatus (Klunzinger,1871) from Malabar Coast

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Title First record of snaggletooth shark, Hemipristis elongatus (Klunzinger,1871) from Malabar Coast
 
Creator Manojkumar, P P
Pavithran, P P
 
Subject New record
Shark fisheries
 
Description Unusual landings of the shark,Hemipristis elongatus by multi-day trawlers were noticed for the first time along Malabar Coast in September,2003.It is aslender bodied shark with a long broadly rounded snout;large cured,saw-edged teeth in the upper jaw and hooked lower teeth protruding from mouth.Fins are strongly cured.
 
Publisher CMFRI
 
Date 2004-04
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3670/1/Article5.pdf
Manojkumar, P P and Pavithran, P P (2004) First record of snaggletooth shark, Hemipristis elongatus (Klunzinger,1871) from Malabar Coast. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 180. pp. 13-14.