A first record of the Smallfin Gulper Shark Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860 (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Centrophoridae) from the Andaman & Nicobar waters, Indian EEZ

The Smallfin Gulper Shark Centrophorus moluccensis is reported for the first time from the Andaman & Nicobar waters of the Indian EEZ. A male specimen of 785mm total length and weighing 2.34kg was landed by a motorized longliner at Burmanallah, South Andaman District. The specimen was caught o...

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Main Authors:	H. D. Pradeep, Swapnil S. Shirke, M. Nashad, Monalisha Devi Sukham
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2017-11-01
Series:	Journal of Threatened Taxa
Subjects:	andaman & nicobar islands centrophoridae dogfish shark longline new report squalene.
Online Access:	https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3315

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spelling	doaj-2e9281cb8c97489faccaf2d1df86c8482020-11-25T02:22:04ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072017-11-01911108991090310.11609/jott.3315.9.11.10899-109033315A first record of the Smallfin Gulper Shark Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860 (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Centrophoridae) from the Andaman & Nicobar waters, Indian EEZH. D. Pradeep0Swapnil S. Shirke1M. Nashad2Monalisha Devi Sukham3Fishery Survey of India, Mormugao Zonal Base, Opp. Microwave Station, Bogda Road, Mormugao, Goa 403803, IndiaFishery Survey of India, Port Blair Zonal Base, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744101, IndiaFishery Survey of India, Port Blair Zonal Base, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744101, IndiaFisheries Resource Management Division, Central Island Agriculture Research Institute, ICAR, Port Blair-744105, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.The Smallfin Gulper Shark Centrophorus moluccensis is reported for the first time from the Andaman & Nicobar waters of the Indian EEZ. A male specimen of 785mm total length and weighing 2.34kg was landed by a motorized longliner at Burmanallah, South Andaman District. The specimen was caught off Chidiyatapu, South Andaman at a depth of 250m. A detailed morphological description of the specimen and comparison with previous literature is provided.https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3315andaman & nicobar islandscentrophoridaedogfish sharklonglinenew reportsqualene.
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author	H. D. Pradeep Swapnil S. Shirke M. Nashad Monalisha Devi Sukham
spellingShingle	H. D. Pradeep Swapnil S. Shirke M. Nashad Monalisha Devi Sukham A first record of the Smallfin Gulper Shark Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860 (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Centrophoridae) from the Andaman & Nicobar waters, Indian EEZ Journal of Threatened Taxa andaman & nicobar islands centrophoridae dogfish shark longline new report squalene.
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title	A first record of the Smallfin Gulper Shark Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860 (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Centrophoridae) from the Andaman & Nicobar waters, Indian EEZ
title_short	A first record of the Smallfin Gulper Shark Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860 (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Centrophoridae) from the Andaman & Nicobar waters, Indian EEZ
title_full	A first record of the Smallfin Gulper Shark Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860 (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Centrophoridae) from the Andaman & Nicobar waters, Indian EEZ
title_fullStr	A first record of the Smallfin Gulper Shark Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860 (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Centrophoridae) from the Andaman & Nicobar waters, Indian EEZ
title_full_unstemmed	A first record of the Smallfin Gulper Shark Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860 (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Centrophoridae) from the Andaman & Nicobar waters, Indian EEZ
title_sort	first record of the smallfin gulper shark centrophorus moluccensis bleeker, 1860 (chondrichthyes: squaliformes: centrophoridae) from the andaman & nicobar waters, indian eez
publisher	Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
series	Journal of Threatened Taxa
issn	0974-7893 0974-7907
publishDate	2017-11-01
description	The Smallfin Gulper Shark Centrophorus moluccensis is reported for the first time from the Andaman & Nicobar waters of the Indian EEZ. A male specimen of 785mm total length and weighing 2.34kg was landed by a motorized longliner at Burmanallah, South Andaman District. The specimen was caught off Chidiyatapu, South Andaman at a depth of 250m. A detailed morphological description of the specimen and comparison with previous literature is provided.
topic	andaman & nicobar islands centrophoridae dogfish shark longline new report squalene.
url	https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3315
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A first record of the Smallfin Gulper Shark Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860 (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Centrophoridae) from the Andaman & Nicobar waters, Indian EEZ

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