A new record of the sharpnose seven-gill shark Heptranchias perlo , from the north-east Atlantic

• Published in: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
• Main Authors: Henderson, A.C., Williams, R.S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2001
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315401004453; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315401004453

The third record of the sharpnose seven-gill shark Heptranchias perlo (Selachii: Hexanchidae) north of the Bay of Biscay is reported. The 101 cm total length specimen, which was taken incidentally on a commercial bottom-set longline at a depth of 166 m, was an immature female. Beaks belonging to the short-finned squid Illex coindetii (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae) were recovered from the stomach, and an unidentified species of nematode was found parasitizing the stomach mucosa.