First record of the pelagic thresher shark Alopias pelagicus (Pisces: Alopiiformes: Alopiidae) from the Lakshadweep Sea, India

First record of the pelagic thresher shark Alopias pelagicus (Pisces: Alopiiformes: Alopiidae) from the Lakshadweep Sea, India

The pelagic thresher shark Alopias pelagicus is a large, wide-ranging Indo-Pacific Ocean pelagic shark. In this paper, the first record of the pelagic thresher shark, caught from the Lakshadweep Sea is reported. The shark 275 cm in total length was caught by drift longline operation at depth of 60 m...

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Veröffentlicht in:Marine biodiversity records 2012-03, Vol.5, p.np-np, Article e16
Hauptverfasser: Aneesh Kumar, K.V., Paresh Khanolkar, S., Pravin, P., Meenakumari, B., Radhakrishnan, E.V.
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Sprache:eng
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Alopias pelagicus
Alopiidae
Marine
Marine biology
Pisces
Sharks
Taxonomy
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Zusammenfassung:The pelagic thresher shark Alopias pelagicus is a large, wide-ranging Indo-Pacific Ocean pelagic shark. In this paper, the first record of the pelagic thresher shark, caught from the Lakshadweep Sea is reported. The shark 275 cm in total length was caught by drift longline operation at depth of 60 m in the Lakshadweep Sea (10°52N latitude 72°13E longitude).
ISSN:1755-2672
1755-2672
DOI:10.1017/S1755267211001114