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- Title
First record of the smooth hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena) in Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago: range extension for the equatorial region.
- Authors
Bezerra, Natalia; Macena, Bruno C. L.; Mendonça, Sibele A.; Bonfil, Ramón; Hazin, Fábio H.V.
- Abstract
A smooth hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena) was found in Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago in May 2015. This is the first confirmed occurrence of a smooth hammerhead shark in an equatorial oceanic island and suggests a geographic range extension for the species.
- Subjects
TROPICS; SMOOTH hammerhead; FLYINGFISHES; GEOGRAPHICAL distribution of fishes; FISH morphology
- Publication
Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 2017, Vol 45, Issue 2, p481
- ISSN
0718-560X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3856/vol45-issue2-fulltext-22