New record and range extension of the roughskin spurdog Cirrhigaleus asper in the Caribbean Sea

Nuevo registro y extensión de rango del tiburón espinudo Cirrhigaleus asper en el Mar Caribe

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22370/rbmo.2022.57.Especial.3418

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Deep-sea species, elasmobranch, Squalidae, Guatemala

Resumen

This study constitutes the first record and a range extension of the roughskin spurdog (Cirrhigaleus asper) in the Caribbean Sea. A total of three mature female specimens were captured by artisanal fishermen between March and May of 2016 of Guatemala. The total length of the sharks ranged from 1,110-1,280 mm, which is the largest total length so far reported for this species.

Biografía del autor/a

Ana Hacohen-Domené, Fundación Mundo Azul

Autor corresponsal: anahacohen@gmail.com

Publicado

2022-10-04

Cómo citar

Polanco-Vásquez, F., Hacohen-Domené, A. ., Becerril-García, E. E. ., & Hernández, S. . (2022). New record and range extension of the roughskin spurdog Cirrhigaleus asper in the Caribbean Sea: Nuevo registro y extensión de rango del tiburón espinudo Cirrhigaleus asper en el Mar Caribe. Revista De Biología Marina Y Oceanografía, 57(Especial), In press. https://doi.org/10.22370/rbmo.2022.57.Especial.3418

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