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First record of Carcharhinus leucas from Tonga, South Pacific

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2009

Juerg M. Brunnschweiler  and
Leonard J.V. Compagno
Juerg M. Brunnschweiler*
Affiliation:
Institute of Zoology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH–8057 Zurich, Switzerland
Leonard J.V. Compagno
Affiliation:
Shark Research Center, Natural History Division, Iziko—Museums of Cape Town, 25 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town, South Africa8000
*
Correspondence should be adressed to: Juerg M. Brunnschweiler, Institute of Zoology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH–8057 Zurich, Switzerland email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Based on direct observation of a free-ranging specimen and access to a jaw from a caught animal, the bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas, is reported from Tonga, South Pacific, for the first time. This finding extends the known geographical distribution of this species in the South Pacific.

Keywords

Carcharhinus leucasbull sharkTongaSouth Pacific
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 1 , January 2008 , e51
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2007

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