First record of the spinner shark, Carcharhinus brevipinna (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhinidae) from New Caledonia

First record of the spinner shark, Carcharhinus brevipinna (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhinidae) from New Caledonia

Four immature specimens of the spinner shark, Carcharhinus brevipinna (Muller Henle, 1839), were collected in the southern lagoon of New Caledonia in 2002 and 2003. The species is likely to be common in the area, but to date was probably confused with the C. brevipinna is the eleventh species of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cybium 2004-01, Vol.28 (4), p.369-371
Hauptverfasser: Caraguel, C, Iglesias, S P
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Sprache:fre
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Carcharhinus brevipinna
Marine
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Zusammenfassung:Four immature specimens of the spinner shark, Carcharhinus brevipinna (Muller Henle, 1839), were collected in the southern lagoon of New Caledonia in 2002 and 2003. The species is likely to be common in the area, but to date was probably confused with the C. brevipinna is the eleventh species of the genus Carcharhinus referenced in New Caledonia, and is presently the most eastern localisation for this species in the Pacific Ocean.
ISSN:0399-0974