First occurrence and new length record for the bigeye thresher shark in the north-east Atlantic |
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| Authors: | T Thorpe |
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| Institution: | Environment Agency, Fobney Mead, Rose Kiln Lane, Reading, Berkshire RG2 0SF, U.K. |
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| Abstract: | The first confirmed record for the bigeye thresher shark Alopias superciliosus caught in the far north-east Atlantic is described here. The specimen was the longest and heaviest recorded to date. Above-average summer sea temperatures occurred in the catch area in 1995. |
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| Keywords: | Alopias superciliosus first occurrence north-east Atlantic sea-surface temperatures |
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