First record of Alopias superciliosus Lowe,1841 (Elasmobranchii: Alopiidae) in Tunisian water

On July 2021, one specimens of Alopias superciliosus Lowe,1841 was captured as bycatch in Kelibia (Tunisia) at the following coordinate 36°30’740” N; 11°48’451” E, by a trawler at 400 m depth. It was a mature male of 350 cm total length and 159 kg in eviscerated weight. This represents the first record of the bigeye thresher shark in the area.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bouzid, Ichrak, Enajjar, Samira, Saidi, Bechir, Bradai, Mohamed Nejemeddine
Format: Journal Contribution biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 2023
Subjects:Elasmobranchii, Records, Alopias superciliosus,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/42920
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