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On the occurrence of sting-ray spines in the jaws and gills of the hammerhead shark Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus)

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Title On the occurrence of sting-ray spines in the jaws and gills of the hammerhead shark Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus)
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Creator Nair,R V
James,D B
 
Subject sting-ray
jaws
gill
hammerhead shark
Sphyrna zygaena
 
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It is well-known that sharks ate voracious feeders and prey upon a wide variety of marine animals such as planktonic crustaceans, crabs,
molluscs, fishes, turtles and seals. White examining a specimen of Sphyrnra zygaena (Linnaeus) measuring 3'86 metres in total length (Photo I) which was caught off Tuticorin at 40 fathoms depth by long line on 22nd April, 1971, several spines of sting-rays were found in the
ja\vs and gills (Photo 2). The spines occurred in ooth jaws of S. 'Zygaena but most of them were found in the upper jaw and they were observed to have pierced the jaws and gills deeply.
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Date 2021-08-11T09:13:46Z
2021-08-11T09:13:46Z
1972
 
Type Article
 
Identifier Not Available
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/54749
 
Language English
 
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