Shark species identification from bite marks on a Short-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus

Shark species identification from bite marks on a Short-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus

A Short-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus, was found dead and with shark bites along its body on a beach in northeast Brazil. The present study aimed to identify the shark species responsible for the bites as well as to estimate its/their total length. Species identification was perfor...

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Main Authors: Mariana Leêne de Santana Barros Leal, Vitor Luz Carvalho, Letícia Gonçalves Pereira, Beatriz Queiroz, Andrey Leonardo Fagundes de Castro, Patricia Charvet, Vicente Vieira Faria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo 2022-11-01
Series:Ocean and Coastal Research
Subjects:
Galeocerdo cuvier
Bite wounds
Cetacean
Predation
Online Access:https://journals.usp.br/ocr/article/view/204733
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