First record of snaggletooth shark, Hemipristis elongatus (Klunzinger,1871) from Malabar Coast
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First record of snaggletooth shark, Hemipristis elongatus (Klunzinger,1871) from Malabar Coast
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Manojkumar, P P
Pavithran, P P |
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New record
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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.
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CMFRI
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2004-04
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Article
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application/pdf
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en
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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. |
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