New record of Largenose Catshark, Apristurus nasutus de Buen, 1959, (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) in the Gulf of California, Mexico

Authors

  • Alejandro Acevedo-Cervantes Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit. Ciudad de la Cultura Amado Nervo, Tepic Nayarit, 63190. México. Instituto Tecnológico de Guaymas. Km 4 Carr. Al varadero Nacional S.N. sector las Playitas. Guaymas, Sonora, 85425.
  • Juana López-Martínez Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste S.C. Km. 2.35 Carretera a Las Tinajas, S.N. Colonia Tinajas, Guaymas, Sonora, 85460. México
  • Eloisa Herrera-Valdivia Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste S.C. Km. 2.35 Carretera a Las Tinajas, S.N. Colonia Tinajas, Guaymas, Sonora, 85460. México
  • Jesús Rodríguez-Romero Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste S.C. Km. 2.35 Carretera a Las Tinajas, S.N. Colonia Tinajas, Guaymas, Sonora, 85460. México

Keywords:

Gulf of California, Apristurus, Scyliorhinidae, distribution, latitudinal range.

Abstract

A total of 143 organism of Apristurus nasutus (de Buen, 1959), were caught in a research survey at June 2007. The samples were obtained by means of a trawl net at 250 460 m depth, in the middle and north part of Gulf of California. This finding represents the first record of Apristurus nasutus in Mexican waters and therefore gives it a wider range the enlargement of his distribution. The specimens caught showed a schooling behavior, most of them in a reproductive stage.

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Published

2017-01-11

How to Cite

Acevedo-Cervantes, A., López-Martínez, J., Herrera-Valdivia, E., & Rodríguez-Romero, J. (2017). New record of Largenose Catshark, Apristurus nasutus de Buen, 1959, (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) in the Gulf of California, Mexico. HIDROBIOLÓGICA, 19(3), 269–272. Retrieved from https://hidrobiologica.izt.uam.mx/index.php/revHidro/article/view/861

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