Sheehan, Timothy F. (1998) First Record of the Ragged-tooth Shark, Odontaspis ferox, off the U.S. Atlantic Coast. Marine Fisheries Review, 60(1), pp. 33-34.
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Abstract
On 11 September 1994, a large shark was captured and later identified as the ragged-tooth shark, Odontaspis ferox (Risso). The shark was captured during routine bottom trawl survey operations onboard the NOAA R/V Albatross IV, approximately 25 n.mi. south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C. (lat. 34° 51' N, long. 75° 26' W) with a “36 Yankee” bottom trawl towed at 3.5 knots. Average water depth at the time of capture was 173 m, bottom temperature was 17.8°C, and salinity was 36.41‰. Total length (cm), fork length (cm), weight (kg), and sex were recorded, the specimen was tagged, photographed, and returned live to t
| Item Type: | Article | ||||
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| Title: | First Record of the Ragged-tooth Shark, Odontaspis ferox, off the U.S. Atlantic Coast | ||||
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| Refereed: | Yes | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Marine Fisheries Review | ||||
| Volume: | 60 | ||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 33-34 | ||||
| Date: | 1998 | ||||
| ISSN: | 0090-1830 | ||||
| Issuing Agency: | United States National Marine Fisheries Service | ||||
| Subjects: | Biology Ecology Fisheries | ||||
| Item ID: | 9807 | ||||
| Depositing User: | Patti M. Marraro | ||||
| Date Deposited: | 14 Aug 2012 22:05 | ||||
| Last Modified: | 14 Aug 2012 22:05 | ||||
| URI: | http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/9807 |
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