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

Mohamed Nejmeddine  BRADAI; Othman ,JARBOUI; Ch. CAPAPE

doi:10.71754/instm.bulletin.v27.850

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

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.71754/instm.bulletin.v27.850

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

How to Cite

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]. 2000 Feb. 14 [cited 2025 Apr. 30];27:107-9. Available from: https://www.instm-bulletin.tn/index.php/bulletin/article/view/850