First record of the blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus (Pisces, scyliorhinidae) in the gulf of Hammamet (eastern Tunisia, central Mediterranean)

2024/12/30 by BRADAI, Mohamed Nejmeddine, ,JARBOUI, Othman, CAPAPE, Ch.
#Blackmouth catshark #Cat sharks #Galeus melastomus #Geographical distribution #Hammamet Gulf #MED #Marine #New records #Scyliorhinidae #Tunisia

paper · doi:10.71754/instm.bulletin.v27.850

Abstract

A juvenile male blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus, was captured for the first time in the Gulf of Hammamet at depth of 600 m . Previously, the species was only recorded off the northern coast of Tunisia from 200 to 600 m depth.

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