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First record for the Caribbean Sea of the shark Echinorhinus brucus captured in Venezuelan waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 August 2014

Fariña Ángel ,
Javier Quinteiro  and
Manuel Rey-Méndez
Fariña Ángel*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología, Escuela de Ciencias, Núcleo de Sucre, Universidad de Oriente, Cumaná, Estado Sucre, Venezuela, 6101
Javier Quinteiro
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Sistemática Molecular, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, CIBUS, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Avenida Lope Gómez de Marzoa, Campus Vida, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, España
Manuel Rey-Méndez
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Sistemática Molecular, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, CIBUS, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Avenida Lope Gómez de Marzoa, Campus Vida, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, España
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A. Fariña, Departamento de Biología, Escuela de Ciencias, Núcleo de Sucre, Universidad de Oriente, Cumaná 6101, Estado Sucre, Venezuela email: afarina46@yahoo.com
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Abstract

The capture of a female of the bramble shark, Echinorhinus brucus, is presented. It was obtained by sport fishing in Venezuela at a depth of 200 m. Morphological identification is confirmed by comparative analysis of the mitochondrial COX1 gene sequence. This is the first record for this species in the Caribbean Sea.

Keywords

COX1Echinorhinus brucusdermal denticlesdeep water shark
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 7 , 2014 , e91
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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