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Report on Sicklefin Weasel Shark Hemigaleus microstoma (Bleeker, 1852) (Carcharhiniformes: Hemigaleidae) from the Andaman Islands, Indian EEZ with DNA Barcodes


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1 Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Haddo, P.B. No. 744 102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
2 ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Garacharama, P.B. No.744101, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India
3 Fishery Survey of India, Port Blair Zonal Base, P.B No.744101, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India
4 Department of Ocean Studies and Marine Biology, Pondicherry University, P.B.No. 744112, Andaman Islands
5 National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR), CMFRI Campus, P.B.No.1603, Ernakulam North, P.O., Kochi - 682018, Kerala, India
 

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The occurrence of sickle fin weasel shark Hemigaleus microstoma Bleeker, 1852 is reported here from Indian EEZ, off the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Two specimens of total length (TL) 610 mm and 628 mm were caught by longline at depths 40-100 m. A detailed diagnostic description and morphometrics of H. microstoma and its comparison with previous literature is provided. COI DNA barcodes were generated for the collected specimens.

Keywords

Bycatch, DNA Analysis, Elasmobranchs, Morphometrics, Port Blair.
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  • Report on Sicklefin Weasel Shark Hemigaleus microstoma (Bleeker, 1852) (Carcharhiniformes: Hemigaleidae) from the Andaman Islands, Indian EEZ with DNA Barcodes

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Authors

K. K. Bineesh
Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Haddo, P.B. No. 744 102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
R. Kiruba Sankar
ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Garacharama, P.B. No.744101, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India
M. Nashad
Fishery Survey of India, Port Blair Zonal Base, P.B No.744101, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India
O. R. Arun Retheesh
ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Garacharama, P.B. No.744101, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India
Ravi Ranjan Kumar
Department of Ocean Studies and Marine Biology, Pondicherry University, P.B.No. 744112, Andaman Islands
V. S. Basheer
National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR), CMFRI Campus, P.B.No.1603, Ernakulam North, P.O., Kochi - 682018, Kerala, India

Abstract


The occurrence of sickle fin weasel shark Hemigaleus microstoma Bleeker, 1852 is reported here from Indian EEZ, off the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Two specimens of total length (TL) 610 mm and 628 mm were caught by longline at depths 40-100 m. A detailed diagnostic description and morphometrics of H. microstoma and its comparison with previous literature is provided. COI DNA barcodes were generated for the collected specimens.

Keywords


Bycatch, DNA Analysis, Elasmobranchs, Morphometrics, Port Blair.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi%2Fv120%2Fi2%2F2020%2F144516