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Occurrence of the narrowmouth catshark Schroederichthys bivius (Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae) in southern Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2014

Hugo Bornatowski*
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil, postal code: 19020
Lilyane Santos
Affiliation:
Associação MarBrasil, Rua Ingá, s/n, Pontal do Paraná—Paraná
Maurício De Castro Robert
Affiliation:
Associação MarBrasil, Rua Ingá, s/n, Pontal do Paraná—Paraná
Pedro Amadeus Weiser
Affiliation:
Associação MarBrasil, Rua Ingá, s/n, Pontal do Paraná—Paraná
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: H. Bornatowski, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil, postal code: 19020 email: anequim.bio@gmail.com
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Abstract

This paper reports the first record of the narrowmouth catshark Schroederichthys bivius from the coast of Paraná State, southern Brazil, increasing its distribution along the Brazilian coast.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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