New records of angular rough sharks Oxynotus centrina in the coastal waters of Malta, with observations on post-capture resilience and release behaviour

L Koehler

doi:10.1111/jfb.13641

New records of angular rough sharks Oxynotus centrina in the coastal waters of Malta, with observations on post-capture resilience and release behaviour

J Fish Biol. 2018 Jun;92(6):2039-2044. doi: 10.1111/jfb.13641.

Author

L Koehler¹

Affiliation

¹ Sharklab- Malta, 27 "Chris", Triq Il-Kappella, Tal-Lunzjata, In-Naxxar, Salina, NXR 6031, Malta.

PMID: 29737020
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13641

Abstract

One male and one female angular rough sharks Oxynotus centrina were caught south-east of Malta between May and June at a depth of 60-100 m < 5 km from shore. The immature female (total length, L_T 565 mm) was landed dead but the male (535 mm L_T ) was found alive. This communication presents important biological observations on post-capture recovery and release behaviour of this species.

Keywords: Malta; Mediterranean Sea; Oxynotus centrina; behaviour; post-capture release.

MeSH terms

Animals
Behavior, Animal
Female
Male
Malta
Sharks / anatomy & histology*