New records of sharks (Elasmobranchii) from the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago in India with notes on current checklists
The diversity of sharks occurring off the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago in India has received increased attention in recent years. Yet, available checklists are out of date, often with inaccurate information and a number of commercially important species have not been documented through research a...
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| description | The diversity of sharks occurring off the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago in India has received increased attention in recent years. Yet, available checklists are out of date, often with inaccurate information and a number of commercially important species have not been documented through research and fish landing surveys. Here we report on shark species examined during fish landing surveys conducted from January 2017 to March 2018. Records of twelve previously unreported species from the archipelago are presented and include the bignose shark (Carcharhinus altimus), pigeye shark (Carcharhinus amboinensis), bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas), snaggletooth shark (Hemipristis elongata), slender weasel shark (Paragaleus randalli), Arabian smoothhound shark (Mustelus mosis), Indonesian houndshark (Hemitriakis indroyonoi), sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus), Indonesian bambooshark (Chiloscyllium hasseltii), tawny nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus), dwarf gulper shark (Centrophorus atromarginatus), and the Indonesian shortsnout spurdog (Squalus hemipinnis). These records increase the reported shark species for the archipelago from 47 to 59 and for India from 114 to 116. Additionally, a size extension in the total length of C. hasseltii by 27 cm and of P. randalli by 8 cm is reported. Owing to the bio-geographical location of these islands, species diversity around the archipelago is unique and appears to overlap with that of southeast Asia. With increasing reports of over-exploitation and the operation of a targeted shark fishery by distant water fleets in these waters, the limited information on shark diversity from this region is of concern. Systematic and long-term monitoring of catches, combined with accurate species identification, is crucial to provide information on management measures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-389b10b223fa48308b731fe809ca62be2022-12-22T03:12:04ZengPensoft PublishersBiodiversity Data Journal1314-28361314-28282018-09-01612710.3897/BDJ.6.e2859328593New records of sharks (Elasmobranchii) from the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago in India with notes on current checklistsZoya Tyabji0Rima Jabado1Dipani Sutaria2Centre for Wildlife StudiesGulf Elasmo ProjectJames Cook UniversityThe diversity of sharks occurring off the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago in India has received increased attention in recent years. Yet, available checklists are out of date, often with inaccurate information and a number of commercially important species have not been documented through research and fish landing surveys. Here we report on shark species examined during fish landing surveys conducted from January 2017 to March 2018. Records of twelve previously unreported species from the archipelago are presented and include the bignose shark (Carcharhinus altimus), pigeye shark (Carcharhinus amboinensis), bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas), snaggletooth shark (Hemipristis elongata), slender weasel shark (Paragaleus randalli), Arabian smoothhound shark (Mustelus mosis), Indonesian houndshark (Hemitriakis indroyonoi), sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus), Indonesian bambooshark (Chiloscyllium hasseltii), tawny nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus), dwarf gulper shark (Centrophorus atromarginatus), and the Indonesian shortsnout spurdog (Squalus hemipinnis). These records increase the reported shark species for the archipelago from 47 to 59 and for India from 114 to 116. Additionally, a size extension in the total length of C. hasseltii by 27 cm and of P. randalli by 8 cm is reported. Owing to the bio-geographical location of these islands, species diversity around the archipelago is unique and appears to overlap with that of southeast Asia. With increasing reports of over-exploitation and the operation of a targeted shark fishery by distant water fleets in these waters, the limited information on shark diversity from this region is of concern. Systematic and long-term monitoring of catches, combined with accurate species identification, is crucial to provide information on management measures.https://bdj.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=28593biodiversityelasmobranchsrange extensions |
| spellingShingle | Zoya Tyabji Rima Jabado Dipani Sutaria New records of sharks (Elasmobranchii) from the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago in India with notes on current checklists Biodiversity Data Journal biodiversity elasmobranchs range extensions |
| title | New records of sharks (Elasmobranchii) from the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago in India with notes on current checklists |
| title_full | New records of sharks (Elasmobranchii) from the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago in India with notes on current checklists |
| title_fullStr | New records of sharks (Elasmobranchii) from the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago in India with notes on current checklists |
| title_full_unstemmed | New records of sharks (Elasmobranchii) from the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago in India with notes on current checklists |
| title_short | New records of sharks (Elasmobranchii) from the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago in India with notes on current checklists |
| title_sort | new records of sharks elasmobranchii from the andaman and nicobar archipelago in india with notes on current checklists |
| topic | biodiversity elasmobranchs range extensions |
| url | https://bdj.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=28593 |
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