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Recurrence of scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini from Indian coastal waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 August 2012

S. Balakrishnan ,
K.V. Dhaneesh ,
M. Srinivasan ,
P. Sampathkumar  and
T. Balasubramanian
S. Balakrishnan*
Affiliation:
Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai–608 502, Tamil Nadu, India
K.V. Dhaneesh
Affiliation:
Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai–608 502, Tamil Nadu, India
M. Srinivasan
Affiliation:
Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai–608 502, Tamil Nadu, India
P. Sampathkumar
Affiliation:
Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai–608 502, Tamil Nadu, India
T. Balasubramanian
Affiliation:
Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai–608 502, Tamil Nadu, India
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: S. Balakrishnan, Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai–608 502, Tamil Nadu, India email: marugalbalu82@gmail.com
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Abstract

During a routine survey, the scalloped hammerhead shark, Sphyrna lewini was caught from Nagapattinam coastal waters, south-east coast of India. It is the second time this species has occurred after a long period along the Indian coast, and this substantiates the possibility of its entry from another place.

Keywords

Sphyrna lewiniNagapattinam coastal watersBay of Bengal
Type
Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e79
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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