Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India

New distributional records of deep-sea sharks from Indian waters

Volume 52 Issue 1

K. V. Akhilesh, M. Hashim, K. K. Bineesh, C. P. R. Shanis and U. Ganga

Abstract

This paper reports the first documented record of three deepwater sharks from Indian waters i.e, Hexanchus griseus (Hexanchidae), Deania profundorum (Centrophoridae), pygmy false catshark (undescribed) (Pseudotriakidae) and presents a taxonomic account of smooth lanternshark, Etmopterus pusillus (Etmopteridae) and leafscale gulper shark, Centrophorus squamosus (Centrophoridae), caught by hooks & line units operated in the Arabian Sea, west coast of India and landed at Cochin Fisheries Harbour (Kerala), southwest coast of India.

Keywords

Deep-sea sharks, new reports, Arabian Sea, Indian EEZ

Date : 20-09-2010