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First pelagic record of the velvet dogfish Zameus squamulosus (Günther, 1877) (Squaliformes) from the southwestern Indian Ocean and some notes on its regional distribution
Romanov, E.V.; Bach, P.; Rebik, S.T.; Le Turc, A.; Séret, B. (2013). First pelagic record of the velvet dogfish Zameus squamulosus (Günther, 1877) (Squaliformes) from the southwestern Indian Ocean and some notes on its regional distribution. Zoosystema 35(1): 11-23. https://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2013n1a2
In: Zoosystema. Editions scientifiques du Muséum: Paris. ISSN 1280-9551; e-ISSN 1638-9387, more
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Keywords
    Habitat
    New records
    Water > Deep water
    Elasmobranchii [WoRMS]; Zameus squamulosus (Günther, 1877) [WoRMS]
    ISW, Indian Ocean, West [Marine Regions]
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    Benthopelagic shark; Pelagic occurrence

Authors  Top 
  • Romanov, E.V., more
  • Bach, P.
  • Rebik, S.T.
  • Le Turc, A.
  • Séret, B.

Abstract
    A pelagic record of a rare deep-water shark, the velvet dogfish Zameus squamulosus (Günther, 1877), is described from the southwestern Indian Ocean. This is the first pelagic record from the western Indian Ocean and the eleventh published record of this species from the entire basin. Together with non-published records from museums and online databases the number of verified Indian Ocean records of this species currently exceeds 50 individuals. Zameus squamulosus is a benthopelagic species usually occurring on the slopes of the continents and in mid-ocean oceanic ridges, between 400 and 1450 m depth, but it makes rare incursions in open water to the limits of the epipelagic zone.

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