Previously undocumented relationship between spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias and juvenile Atlantic horse mackerel Trachurus trachurus revealed by stereo-BRUV

• Main Authors: Ovegård, Mikael, Högvall, Johanna, Ovegård, Maria, Wikström, Andreas, Wennhage, Håkan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Fish and Aquacultural Science; Kattegat; spiny dogfish; Squalus acanthias
• Online Access: https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/27944/; https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/27944/1/ovegard-m-et-al-220518.pdf

This study revealed a previously undocumented association between a teleost and a shark. Atlantic horse mackerel Trachurus trachurus were observed following spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias during 3 consecutive years (2018-2020) on off-shore banks in Kattegat (57 degrees N; 11 degrees E, Sweden). The...