First record of the blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) from the Tropical Eastern Pacific

First record of the blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) from the Tropical Eastern Pacific

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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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Main Authors: Andrés López-Garro, Ilena Zanella, Geiner Golfín-Duarte, Maikel Pérez-Montero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2012-11-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
Parque Nacional Isla del Coco
Carcharhinus melanopterus
tiburón punta negra de arrecife
Pacífico Tropical Oriental
Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442012000800017&lng=en&tlng=en

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