New record of the critically endangered striped smooth-hound, mustelus fasciatus (Garman, 1913) (chondrichthyes, triakidae), in the southwest Atlantic

We report the southernmost known occurrence in the Atlantic Ocean of the striped smooth-hound, Mustelus fasciatus (Garman, 1913). The shark, a female measuring 106 cm TL, was fished in warm coastal waters, with a salinity of 33,189 PSU, of central Argentina (40°52ʹ13ʺ S, 062°18ʹ42ʺ W). This report i...

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Autores: Cuevas, Juan Martín, Gómez, Sebastián Eduardo, Garcia, Mirta Lidia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/132048
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/132048
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:ARGENTINA
DISTRIBUTION
ELASMOBRANCH
ENDEMIC
SHARKS
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Sumario:We report the southernmost known occurrence in the Atlantic Ocean of the striped smooth-hound, Mustelus fasciatus (Garman, 1913). The shark, a female measuring 106 cm TL, was fished in warm coastal waters, with a salinity of 33,189 PSU, of central Argentina (40°52ʹ13ʺ S, 062°18ʹ42ʺ W). This report increases by 205 km southward the known range of this endemic and Critically Endangered species.