First occurrence and new length record for the bigeye thresher shark in the north‐east Atlantic

The first confirmed record for the bigeye thresher shark Alopias superciliosus caught in the far north‐east Atlantic is described here. The specimen was the longest and heaviest recorded to date. Above‐average summer sea temperatures occurred in the catch area in 1995.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Fish Biology
Main Author: Thorpe, T.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1997
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1997.tb01353.x
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Description
Summary:The first confirmed record for the bigeye thresher shark Alopias superciliosus caught in the far north‐east Atlantic is described here. The specimen was the longest and heaviest recorded to date. Above‐average summer sea temperatures occurred in the catch area in 1995.