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First record of a porbeagle shark Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788) stranding at sub-Antarctic Marion Island

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2015

J.S.F. van der Vyver ,
P.J.N. De Bruyn ,
M.R. Lipinski Open the ORCID record for M.R. Lipinski [Opens in a new window]  and
R.W. Leslie
J.S.F. van der Vyver*
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology and Entomology, Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield 0028, South Africa
P.J.N. De Bruyn
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology and Entomology, Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield 0028, South Africa
M.R. Lipinski
Affiliation:
MArine REsearch (MA-RE) Institute, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch 7701, Cape Town, South Africa
R.W. Leslie
Affiliation:
MArine REsearch (MA-RE) Institute, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch 7701, Cape Town, South Africa Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Private Bag X2, Roggebaai 8012, South Africa
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: J.S.F. van der Vyver, Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, P.O. Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa email: frikkie5er@gmail.com
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Abstract

A porbeagle shark Lamna nasus was found stranded at the sub-Antarctic Marion Island on 26 March 2014. The specimen, a sub-adult female, measuring 123 cm pre-caudal length, was photographically recorded and identified on the basis of its meristic traits. This observation is related to current information on the distribution of the species obtained from fisheries in the Southern Ocean and its feeding biology. The Onykia ingens squid specimen found in the specimen's stomach content matches the classification of porbeagle sharks as pelagic and demersal predators and adds to the cephalopod prey species list of the recently established Prince Edward Islands Marine Protected Area.

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Onykia ingensporbeagleSouthern Oceanstomach content
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e67
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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