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Recent records of the bramble shark, Echinorhinus brucus (Chondrichthyes: Echinorhinidae), from the Sea of Marmara

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

Hakan Kabasakal  and
Cem Dalyan
Hakan Kabasakal*
Affiliation:
Ichthyological Research Society, Tantavi Mahallesi, Menteşoğlu Caddesi, İdil Apartment, No: 30, D: 4, Ümraniye TR-34764 İstanbul, Turkey
Cem Dalyan
Affiliation:
İstanbul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Vezneciler TR-34134 İstanbul, Turkey
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: H. Kabasakal, Ichthyological Research Society, Tantavi Mahallesi, Menteşoğlu Caddesi, İdil Apartment, No: 30, D: 4, Ümraniye TR-34764 İstanbul, Turkey email: hakankabasakal@superposta.com
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Abstract

We report on the recent captures of the bramble shark, Echinorhinus brucus, from the Sea of Marmara, Turkey. A short description is given. Based on available data, current status of the species in the Sea of Marmara is discussed.

Keywords

bramble sharkEchinorhinus brucusSea of Marmaraoccurrence
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 4 , December 2011 , e12
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2011

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