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Megamouth shark reported from Indian waters

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Title Megamouth shark reported from Indian waters
 
Creator Surya, S
Akhilesh, K V
Kingsly, H Jose
Angel, G
Dispin, D
Leslie, V A
Albert Idu, K A
Suresh Kumar, K
Abdussamad, E M
Anil, M K
 
Subject Shark fisheries
 
Description The first confirmed report of
Megachasma pelagios (Lamniformes:
Megachasmidae) from Indian waters
based on a juvenile male shark that
landed at Thengaipattinam landing
centre, Tamil Nadu, India on 25th
April 2022 by a multiday gillnetter
cum longliner operated off south
of Thengapattinam is given. The
shark measured 280 cm in total
length and weighed 48 kg.
 
Publisher ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2022
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/16368/1/MFIS-219_2022_KV%20Akhilesh.pdf
Surya, S and Akhilesh, K V and Kingsly, H Jose and Angel, G and Dispin, D and Leslie, V A and Albert Idu, K A and Suresh Kumar, K and Abdussamad, E M and Anil, M K (2022) Megamouth shark reported from Indian waters. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series (252). p. 34. ISSN 0254-380X