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Noteworthy elasmobranch records from Oman

Published in: African Journal of Marine Science
Volume 33 , issue 1 , 2011 , pages: 171–175

DOI: 10.2989/1814232X.2011.572380

Author(s): AC Henderson Department of Marine Science and Fisheries, Sultanate of Oman , AJ Reeve

Keywords: Arabian Sea , guitarfish , Indian Ocean , shark

Abstract

Records of 11 elasmobranch species previously unreported from, or uncommon in, Omani waters are presented. Records new to Oman include Carcharhinus altimus, C. leiodon, Centrophorus isodon, Ctenacis fehlmanni, Himantura fai, Mobula eregoodootenke and Sphyrna zygaena, whereas noteworthy records of uncommon species include Himantura imbricata, Paragaleus randalii, Rhinobatos salalah and Taeniura meyeni – some of which are confirmed from the Gulf of Oman for the first time. These records bring to 57, the number of elasmobranch species confirmed in Omani waters.

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