Population structure, distribution and abundance patterns of the patagonian smoothhound Mustelus schmitti Springer, 1939 (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii, Triakidae) in the rio de La Plata and inner continental shelf , sw Atlantic ocean (34º30'-39º30'S)

Population structure, distribution and abundance patterns of the patagonian smoothhound Mustelus schmitti Springer, 1939 (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii, Triakidae) in the rio de La Plata and inner continental shelf , sw Atlantic ocean (34º30'-39º30'S)

A total number of 4824 Mustelus schmitti was sampled. Females ranged from 25 to 93 cm in spring and from 28 to 90 cm in summer. Males ranged from 34 to 82 and from 28 to 77 cm, respectively. Length composition of the population showed significant differences between spring and summer being females l...

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Main Authors: María Cristina Oddone, Laura Paesch, Walter Norbis, Gonzalo Velasco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2007-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
Subjects:
Mustelus schmitti
Triakidae
Estrutura populacional
Migração
Rio da Prata
Atlântico Sul-Ocidental
Segregação por sexos
Population structure
Migration
Rio de la Plata
South western Atlantic
Sexual segregation
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