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First record of a smalltooth sandtiger shark, Odontaspis ferox, from the Galápagos Islands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2013

Erich K. Ritter  and
Leonard J.V. Compagno
Erich K. Ritter*
Affiliation:
Shark Research Institute, Florida Office, 5970 Osprey Place, Pensacola, FL 32504, USA
Leonard J.V. Compagno
Affiliation:
Shark Research Center, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: E.K. Ritter, Shark Research Institute, Florida Office, 5970 Osprey Place, Pensacola, FL 32504, USA email: erichritter@att.net
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Abstract

A video clip from the Galápagos Archipelago confirms the first recording of the smalltooth sandtiger shark, Odontaspis ferox, in these islands. Further sightings of this species in the eastern Pacific will likely follow, considering that other, relatively nearby islands lay within reach of the Equatorial Counter Current and North Equatorial Current, which connect some already reported sightings.

Keywords

Galápagos IslandsOdontaspis feroxsmalltooth sandtiger shark
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 6 , 2013 , e130
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013 

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