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New distributional records of deep-sea sharks from Indian waters

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Title New distributional records of deep-sea sharks from Indian waters
 
Creator Akhilesh, K V
Manjebrayakath, Hashim
Bineesh, K K
Rajool Shanis, C P
Ganga, U
 
Subject Shark fisheries
 
Description This paper reports the first documented record of three deepwater sharks from Indian waters i.e.,
Hexanchus griseus (Hexanchidae), Deania profundorum (Centrophoridae), pygmy false catshark
(undescribed) (Pseudotriakidae) and presents a taxonomic account of smooth lanternshark, Etmopterus
pusillus (Etmopteridae) and leafscale gulper shark, Centrophorus squamosus (Centrophoridae), caught
by hooks & line units operated in the Arabian Sea, west coast of India and landed at Cochin Fisheries
Harbour (Kerala), southwest coast of India.
 
Publisher MBAI, Cochin
 
Date 2010
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/5816/1/4.Akh.pdf
Akhilesh, K V and Manjebrayakath, Hashim and Bineesh, K K and Rajool Shanis, C P and Ganga, U (2010) New distributional records of deep-sea sharks from Indian waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 52 (1). pp. 29-34.