Abstract
The Smallfin Gulper Shark Centrophorus moluccensis is reported for the first time from the Andaman & Nicobar waters of the Indian EEZ. A male specimen of 785mm total length and weighing 2.34kg was landed by a motorized longliner at Burmanallah, South Andaman District. The specimen was caught off Chidiyatapu, South Andaman at a depth of 250m. A detailed morphological description of the specimen and comparison with previous literature is provided.
Highlights
Gulper sharks Centrophorus spp. are commercially exploited for food and high squalene content in their livers (Compagno 1984; Gordon 1999; Daley et al 2002)
Seven Centrophorus species are reported to occur in Indian waters: Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider 1801); C. uyato Rafinesque 1810; C. moluccensis Bleeker 1860; C. lusitanicus Bocage & Capello 1864; C. acus Garman 1906; C. squamosus Bonnaterre 1788 and C. atromarginatus Garman 1913 (Nair & Mohan 1970; Appukuttan & Nair 1988; Raje et al 2002; Venu & Kurup 2002; Soundararajan & Roy 2004; Titto D’Cruz 2004; Jayaprakash et al 2006; Raje et al 2007; CMFRI 2007; Joshi et al 2008; Vivekanandan & Sivaraj 2008)
Andaman & Nicobar waters, only C. acus and Squalus megalops have been reported by Soundararajan & Roy
Summary
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