New records and morphometry of the Atlantic sixgill shark Hexanchus vitulus in the Caribbean coast of Guatemala

ABSTRACT The present study constitutes the first records and morphometry of Hexanchus vitulus on the Caribbean coast of Guatemala. A total of 10 Atlantic six-gill sharks were captured by artisanal fishers during 2015-2019, showing a sex ratio of 2.3:1 (males:females) and a total length that ranges 6...

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Autores principales:	Avalos-Castillo,Cristopher G., Santana-Morales,Omar, Becerril-García,Edgar E., Areano,Elisa
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar 2020
Materias:	Hexanchiformes measurements distribution segregation deep-sea species Central America
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-560X20200003004882020-07-23New records and morphometry of the Atlantic sixgill shark Hexanchus vitulus in the Caribbean coast of GuatemalaAvalos-Castillo,Cristopher G.Santana-Morales,OmarBecerril-García,Edgar E.Areano,Elisa Hexanchiformes measurements distribution segregation deep-sea species Central America ABSTRACT The present study constitutes the first records and morphometry of Hexanchus vitulus on the Caribbean coast of Guatemala. A total of 10 Atlantic six-gill sharks were captured by artisanal fishers during 2015-2019, showing a sex ratio of 2.3:1 (males:females) and a total length that ranges 61-165 cm. Morphometric measurements are provided for future comparisons in other coastal regions. Recorded sharks corresponded mostly to sexually mature individuals, which differs from that reported for different areas of the Caribbean.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del MarLatin american journal of aquatic research v.48 n.3 20202020-07-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2020000300488en10.3856/vol48-issue3-fulltext-2436
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spellingShingle	Hexanchiformes measurements distribution segregation deep-sea species Central America Avalos-Castillo,Cristopher G. Santana-Morales,Omar Becerril-García,Edgar E. Areano,Elisa New records and morphometry of the Atlantic sixgill shark Hexanchus vitulus in the Caribbean coast of Guatemala
description	ABSTRACT The present study constitutes the first records and morphometry of Hexanchus vitulus on the Caribbean coast of Guatemala. A total of 10 Atlantic six-gill sharks were captured by artisanal fishers during 2015-2019, showing a sex ratio of 2.3:1 (males:females) and a total length that ranges 61-165 cm. Morphometric measurements are provided for future comparisons in other coastal regions. Recorded sharks corresponded mostly to sexually mature individuals, which differs from that reported for different areas of the Caribbean.
author	Avalos-Castillo,Cristopher G. Santana-Morales,Omar Becerril-García,Edgar E. Areano,Elisa
author_facet	Avalos-Castillo,Cristopher G. Santana-Morales,Omar Becerril-García,Edgar E. Areano,Elisa
author_sort	Avalos-Castillo,Cristopher G.
title	New records and morphometry of the Atlantic sixgill shark Hexanchus vitulus in the Caribbean coast of Guatemala
title_short	New records and morphometry of the Atlantic sixgill shark Hexanchus vitulus in the Caribbean coast of Guatemala
title_full	New records and morphometry of the Atlantic sixgill shark Hexanchus vitulus in the Caribbean coast of Guatemala
title_fullStr	New records and morphometry of the Atlantic sixgill shark Hexanchus vitulus in the Caribbean coast of Guatemala
title_full_unstemmed	New records and morphometry of the Atlantic sixgill shark Hexanchus vitulus in the Caribbean coast of Guatemala
title_sort	new records and morphometry of the atlantic sixgill shark hexanchus vitulus in the caribbean coast of guatemala
publisher	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar
publishDate	2020
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2020000300488
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New records and morphometry of the Atlantic sixgill shark Hexanchus vitulus in the Caribbean coast of Guatemala

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