Vision and its Relationship to Novel Behaviour in St. Lawrence River Greenland Sharks, Somniosus microcephalus

• Published in: The Canadian Field-Naturalist
• Main Authors: Harvey-Clark, Chris J., Gallant, Jeffrey J., Batt, John H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2005
• Subjects: Chondricthyes; Squaliformes; Somnosidae; Greenland Shark; Somniosus microcephalus; display behaviour; copepod; Ommatokoita elongata; Arctic; Greenland; Lawrence River; Arctic Population
• Online Access: https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/145; https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v119i3.145

Rarely observed Greenland Sharks, Somniosus microcephalus, were recorded at shallow depths by divers employing underwater video in the St. Lawrence River, in association with a seasonal concentration of Capelin (Mallotus villosus) in May-June 2003. We recorded unique proximity-induced display motor...