First record of the blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) from the Tropical Eastern Pacific
The blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus, is one of the most common Indo-Pacific reef sharks. On April 29, 2012, a juvenile male blacktip reef shark measuring 89 cm total length (TL), was incidentally caught during a research expedition in Chatham Bay, Isla del Coco National Park, Costa Ric...
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Vicerractoría Investigación
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| author | Andrés López-Garro Ilena Zanella Geiner Golfín-Duarte Maikel Pérez-Montero |
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| description | The blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus, is one of the most common Indo-Pacific reef sharks. On April 29, 2012, a juvenile male blacktip reef shark measuring 89 cm total length (TL), was incidentally caught during a research expedition in Chatham Bay, Isla del Coco National Park, Costa Rica, located in the Tropical Eastern Pacific. This is the first record of the species from Isla del Coco National Park, Costa Rica, and from the Tropical Eastern Pacific. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d590d49b73e746ee9cb61f5222c6d4b62023-09-02T18:14:39ZengVicerractoría InvestigaciónRevista de Biología Tropical0034-77442012-11-0160suppl 3275278S0034-77442012000800017First record of the blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) from the Tropical Eastern PacificAndrés López-Garro0Ilena Zanella1Geiner Golfín-Duarte2Maikel Pérez-Montero3Asociación Conservacionista Misión TiburónAsociación Conservacionista Misión TiburónSistema Nacional de Áreas de ConservaciónSistema Nacional de Áreas de ConservaciónThe blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus, is one of the most common Indo-Pacific reef sharks. On April 29, 2012, a juvenile male blacktip reef shark measuring 89 cm total length (TL), was incidentally caught during a research expedition in Chatham Bay, Isla del Coco National Park, Costa Rica, located in the Tropical Eastern Pacific. This is the first record of the species from Isla del Coco National Park, Costa Rica, and from the Tropical Eastern Pacific.http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442012000800017&lng=en&tlng=enParque Nacional Isla del CocoCarcharhinus melanopterustiburón punta negra de arrecifePacífico Tropical Oriental |
| spellingShingle | Andrés López-Garro Ilena Zanella Geiner Golfín-Duarte Maikel Pérez-Montero First record of the blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) from the Tropical Eastern Pacific Revista de Biología Tropical Parque Nacional Isla del Coco Carcharhinus melanopterus tiburón punta negra de arrecife Pacífico Tropical Oriental |
| title | First record of the blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) from the Tropical Eastern Pacific |
| title_full | First record of the blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) from the Tropical Eastern Pacific |
| title_fullStr | First record of the blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) from the Tropical Eastern Pacific |
| title_full_unstemmed | First record of the blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) from the Tropical Eastern Pacific |
| title_short | First record of the blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) from the Tropical Eastern Pacific |
| title_sort | first record of the blacktip reef shark carcharhinus melanopterus carcharhiniformes carcharhinidae from the tropical eastern pacific |
| topic | Parque Nacional Isla del Coco Carcharhinus melanopterus tiburón punta negra de arrecife Pacífico Tropical Oriental |
| url | http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442012000800017&lng=en&tlng=en |
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