First record of long nose chimaera Neoharriotta pinnata (Chondrichthys: Chimaeriformes: Rhinochimaeridae), from Bay of Bengal, India (north-eastern Indian Ocean)

First record of long nose chimaera Neoharriotta pinnata (Chondrichthys: Chimaeriformes: Rhinochimaeridae), from Bay of Bengal, India (north-eastern Indian Ocean)

Our paper describes the first record of Neoharriotta pinnata from the Bay of Bengal region of the Indian Ocean. A single specimen of a male N. pinnata had a total length of 1040 mm, weighing 1750 g. We explain its extended distribution towards the north-eastern Indian Ocean.

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Veröffentlicht in:Marine biodiversity records 2012-04, Vol.5, p.np-np, Article e27
Hauptverfasser: Suresh, T.V., Raffi, S.M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biodiversity
Chimaera
Chimaeriformes
Fish
Marine
Marine biology
Neoharriotta
Rhinochimaeridae
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Zusammenfassung:Our paper describes the first record of Neoharriotta pinnata from the Bay of Bengal region of the Indian Ocean. A single specimen of a male N. pinnata had a total length of 1040 mm, weighing 1750 g. We explain its extended distribution towards the north-eastern Indian Ocean.
ISSN:1755-2672
1755-2672
DOI:10.1017/S1755267212000115