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Report of crocodile shark Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Pseudocarchariidae) from deep waters off the south-west coast of India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2013

K.V. Akhilesh ,
K.K. Bineesh ,
U. Ganga  and
N.G.K. Pillai
K.V. Akhilesh*
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, P.B. No. 1603, Ernakulam North, PO, Kochi-682 018, Kerala, India
K.K. Bineesh
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, P.B. No. 1603, Ernakulam North, PO, Kochi-682 018, Kerala, India
U. Ganga
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, P.B. No. 1603, Ernakulam North, PO, Kochi-682 018, Kerala, India
N.G.K. Pillai
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, P.B. No. 1603, Ernakulam North, PO, Kochi-682 018, Kerala, India
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: K.V. Akhilesh, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, P.B. No. 1603, Ernakulam North, PO, Kochi-682 018 Kerala, India email: akhikv@gmail.com
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Abstract

The crocodile shark, Pseudocarcharias kamoharai previously unknown from the Arabian Sea of India is reported from the south-western coast (Kerala). The specimen is described and figured.

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sharknew reportArabian SeaIndia
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 6 , 2013 , e99
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013 

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