First record of the crocodile shark Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Chondrichthyes: Lamniformes) in the coastal waters of Andhra Pradesh, India

K. Silambarasan, A.B. Kar, G.V.A. Prasad & S.K. Pattnayak

Abstract. The crocodile shark Pseudocarcharias kamoharai is recorded for the first time from the Visakhapatnam waters, Andhra Pradesh, India, based on three female specimens collected in December 2017 from commercial gillnetters. The morphological, morphometric and meristic characteristics of the specimens are provided in the present paper.
Key words: India, Andhra Pradesh, morphometrics, distribution, Pseudocarcharias kamoharai, new record

Zoosystematica Rossica, 2023, 32(2): 217–222  ▪  Published online 22 October 2023


https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2023.32.2.217  ▪  Open full article  

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