First record of the blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus (Pisces, scyliorhinidae) in the gulf of Hammamet (eastern Tunisia, central Mediterranean)

Authors

  • Mohamed Nejmeddine BRADAI Université de Carthage, Institut Nationt des Sciences et Technologie de la Mer. Tunisie
  • Othman ,JARBOUI Université de Carthage, Institut Nationt des Sciences et Technologie de la Mer. Tunisie
  • Ch. CAPAPE Universite Montpellier II, Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, Montpellier. France

Keywords:

New records, Geographical distribution, Scyliorhinidae, Galeus melastomus, Blackmouth catshark, Cat sharks, Marine, MED, Tunisia, Hammamet Gulf

Abstract

A juvenile male blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus, was captured for the first time in the Gulf of Hammamet at depth of 600 m . Previously, the species was only recorded off the northern coast of Tunisia from 200 to 600 m depth.

 

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Published

2000-02-14

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BRADAI MN, ,JARBOUI O, CAPAPE C. First record of the blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus (Pisces, scyliorhinidae) in the gulf of Hammamet (eastern Tunisia, central Mediterranean). Bull. Inst. Natl. Sci. Technol. Mer [Internet]. 2000Feb.14 [cited 2024May5];27:107-9. Available from: https://www.instm-bulletin.tn/index.php/bulletin/article/view/850

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Vol. 27 (2000)

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https://n2t.net/ark:/68747/INSTM.Bulletin.v27.850

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