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Northerly range expansion and first confirmed records of the smalltooth sand tiger shark, Odontaspis ferox, in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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Journal of Fish Biology . Dec2023, Vol. 103 Issue 6, p1549-1555. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Three Odontaspis ferox (confirmed by mtDNA barcoding) were found in the English Channel and Celtic Sea in 2023 at Lepe, UK (50.7846, −1.3508), Kilmore Quay, Ireland (52.1714, −6.5937), and Lyme Bay, UK (50.6448, −2.9302). These are the first records of O. ferox in either country, and extend the species' range by over three degrees of latitude, to >52° N. They were ~275 (female), 433 (female), and 293 cm (male) total length, respectively. These continue a series of new records, possibly indicative of a climate change−induced shift in the species' range. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *LATITUDE
*STRAITS
*SHARKS
*SAND
*MITOCHONDRIAL DNA
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00221112
- Volume :
- 103
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Fish Biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174474097
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15529