MITSUKURINA OWSTONI JORDAN (CHONDRICHTHYES: MITSUKURINIDAE) RST RECORD FOR THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN

Authors

  • Marcela Grijalba Bendeck Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Programa de Biología Marina, Sede Santa Marta, Colombia
  • Kelly Acevedo Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Programa de Biología Marina, Sede Santa Marta, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25268/bimc.invemar.2009.38.1.341

Keywords:

Mitsukurinidae, Mitsukurina owstoni, Goblin shark, Caribbean, Colombia

Abstract

This paper collects bibliographic information about the Goblin shark, Mitsukurina owstoni (Chondrichthyes: Mitsukurinidae), an uncommon shark from deeper waters. One specimen of this species was captured near Nenguange bay and it is recorded for rst time in the Colombian Caribbbean.

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Published

2016-01-01

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 1 (2009)

Section

Scientific Notes

How to Cite

1.
MITSUKURINA OWSTONI JORDAN (CHONDRICHTHYES: MITSUKURINIDAE) RST RECORD FOR THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN. Bol. Investig. Mar. Costeras [Internet]. 2016 Jan. 1 [cited 2026 May 30];38(1). Available from: https://boletin.invemar.org.co/index.php/boletin/article/view/341