First record of Alopias superciliosus Lowe,1841 (Elasmobranchii: Alopiidae) in Tunisian water

2024/12/30 by BOUZIDI, Ichrak, ENAJJAR, Samira, SAIDI, Bechir +1
#Alopias superciliosus #Kelibia #Records #South Central Mediterranean #Tunisia

paper · doi:10.71754/instm.bulletin.v48.223

Abstract

On July 2021, one specimens of Alopias superciliosus Lowe,1841 was captured as bycatch in Kelibia (Tunisia) at the following coordinate 36°30’740” N; 11°48’451” E, by a trawler at 400 m depth. It was a mature male of 350 cm total length and 159 kg in eviscerated weight. This represents the first record of the bigeye thresher shark in the area.

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