First Record of the Grey Reef Shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, (Bleeker, 1856) (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) from the Lakshadweep Sea, India

The Grey Reef Shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos is a moderately sized and fairly stocky species widely distributed in the Indian and Pacific Oceans from Easter Island and as far west as South Africa. In this paper, the first record of Grey reef shark (single specimen female 126cm in Total Length (TL)...

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Published inJournal of threatened taxa Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 3580 - 3582
Main Authors Kumar, K.V. Aneesh, Khanolkar, S. Paresh, Pravin, P., Meenakumari, B., Radhakrishnan, E.V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 26.01.2013
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Summary:The Grey Reef Shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos is a moderately sized and fairly stocky species widely distributed in the Indian and Pacific Oceans from Easter Island and as far west as South Africa. In this paper, the first record of Grey reef shark (single specimen female 126cm in Total Length (TL)), caught from the Lakshadweep Sea (10o47 N and 72o09 E) by drift long line operation at 40m depth is reported.
ISSN:0974-7893
0974-7907
DOI:10.11609/JoTT.o3223.987