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Cybium,
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NOTE ICHTYOLOGIQUE On the
occurrence of the arrowhead dogfish, Deania profundorum (Chondrichthyes:
Squalidae) off southern Portugal, with a missing gill slit Rui COELHO & Karim ERZINI (1) (1) Universidade
do Algarve, CCMAR-FCMA, Campus de Gambelas, 8000 Faro, PORTUGAL. Abstract.
- In this work we report the capture of an arrowhead dogfish, Deania
profundorum (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912), off Portugal that lacked
a gill slit. This record constitutes the northernmost extension of the
species in the eastern Atlantic. The specimen, a large, 87.5 cm total
length mature female had only four gill slits in the right side of the
head. The specimen showed no scars in the place where the fifth gill slit
should be. Comparative measurements between the gill slit sizes on the
left and right sides of the head led to the conclusion that the missing
gill slit was probably the first one. |
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