Abstract
The Grey Reef Shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos is a moderately sized and fairly stocky species widely distributed in the Indian and Pacific Oceans from Easter Island and as far west as South Africa. In this paper, the first record of Grey reef shark (single specimen female 126cm in Total Length (TL)), caught from the Lakshadweep Sea (10o47 N and 72o09 E) by drift long line operation at 40m depth is reported.
Highlights
Information available on the diversity and abundance of carcharhinid sharks in Indian waters is very meager though they
No scientific information is available on the presence of Grey Reef Shark in Lakshadweep waters which are known for coral reef biodiversity
A female Grey Reef Shark C. amblyrhynchos was landed by fishermen from longline operation off Agatti
Summary
Information available on the diversity and abundance of carcharhinid sharks in Indian waters is very meager though they. ISSN Online 0974-7907 Print 0974-7893 contribute a major portion of the OPEN ACCESS No scientific information is available on the presence of Grey Reef Shark in Lakshadweep waters which are known for coral reef biodiversity. Evidence for the occurrence of C. amblyrhynchos in Lakshadweep Sea is presented.
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