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New record of smalltooth sand tiger Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810) in the Mediterranean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2022

Alen Soldo Open the ORCID record for Alen Soldo [Opens in a new window] ,
Rigers Bakiu  and
Nexhip Hysolakoj
Alen Soldo*
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Studies, University of Split, Split, Croatia
Rigers Bakiu
Affiliation:
Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Agricultural University of Tirana, Koder-Kamez, Albania
Nexhip Hysolakoj
Affiliation:
Regional Administrate of Protected Areas in Vlore, Vlore, Albania
*
Author for correspondence: Alen Soldo, E-mail: soldo@unist.com
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Abstract

One shark was landed at the Naval Base Pasha Liman, Bay of Vlore, Albania, the Adriatic Sea. Photographic records only enabled the specimen to be placed in family Odontaspididae or Carchariidae. Later examination of the preserved head, dry jaw and dentition identified the specimen as Odontaspis ferox. This is a rare record and the northernmost Mediterranean observation of this species, and the first Adriatic record for several decades.

Keywords

AdriaticOdontaspididaeOdontaspis feroxteeth
Type
Marine Record
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 102 , Issue 7 , November 2022 , pp. 502 - 504
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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