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- Title
Pregnancy in Squaliolus laticaudus (Elasmobranch: Dalatiidae) from Brazil.
- Authors
Cunha, Carlo; Gonzalez, Manoel
- Abstract
A pregnant female of the Dwarf deep-sea shark, Squaliolus laticaudus with four embryos was caught by the nocturnal longline vessel “Progressão” from southern Brazil, on September 1999. It was donated by the fishermen. Embryos ranged in size 105 – 100 mm of total length. The aim of this article is to contribute to the knowledge of the Dwarf deep-sea shark reproduction and distribution on the Brazilian coast. It is been considered the first record to know about pregnant Dwarf deep-sea shark in the world.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; SQUALIFORMES; REPRODUCTION; EMBRYOS; PREGNANCY in animals; SEX (Biology); NOCTURNAL emissions; SHARKS; MARINE animals
- Publication
Environmental Biology of Fishes, 2006, Vol 75, Issue 4, p465
- ISSN
0378-1909
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10641-006-0034-0