Abstract

Odontaspis ferox is a poorly known species with cosmopolitan and disjunct geographical distribution that is listed as vulnerable. Herein the occurrence of this species is reported at an insular oceanic site in the western equatorial Atlantic, the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago. This is the second record of this rare shark in this part of the Atlantic, which also increases to 26 the number of elasmobranch species recorded for the archipelago.

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