Biological observations on the gulper shark Centrophorus granulosus (Chondrichthyes: Centrophoridae) off the coast of Galicia (north-western Spain, eastern Atlantic)

The observed Centrophorus granulosus were caught with bottom trawl and longline between 500 and 1300 m depth off the continental slope of Galicia and the Galician Bank (north-eastern Atlantic) between 1996 and 1998. The main biological data obtained were: a maximum recorded size of 166 cm TL (total...

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Autores: Bañón, Rafael, Piñeiro-Álvarez, Carmen Gloria, Casas-Sánchez, José Miguel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/329168
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/329168
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo
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Sumario:The observed Centrophorus granulosus were caught with bottom trawl and longline between 500 and 1300 m depth off the continental slope of Galicia and the Galician Bank (north-eastern Atlantic) between 1996 and 1998. The main biological data obtained were: a maximum recorded size of 166 cm TL (total length); females mature at 147 cm TL; between 1 and 10 mature oocytes by females of 55–80 mm diameter and as many as 6 pups per litter, and size at birth ranging between 35–47 cm TL. These results differ greatly from those compiled in the literature suggesting different populations or perhaps a possible misidentification.