First reports of smalltooth sand tiger sharks, Odontaspis ferox (Elasmobranchii: Lamniformes: Odontaspididae), off the continental Ecuador

Colombo Estupiñán-Montaño, Felipe Galván-Magaña, Ana Hacohen-Domené, Jose F. Estupiñán-Ortíz

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Abstract

The first report of two smalltooth sand tiger sharks, Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810), off the continental Ecuador is presented herewith. The specimens were captured by the Ecuadorian fishing fleet and landed in Manta and Puerto López Canton, Ecuador. The juvenile female specimen was registered in November 2008 and the adult male in July 2009. Both of the specimens recorded extend the geographic range of distribution of O. ferox in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)251-253
Number of pages3
JournalActa Ichthyologica et Piscatoria
Volume46
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Ecuadorian Pacific
  • Ecuadorian biodiversity
  • New occurrence
  • Range of distribution

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