A first record of the Smallfin Gulper Shark Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860 (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Centrophoridae) from the Andaman & Nicobar waters, Indian EEZ

A first record of the Smallfin Gulper Shark Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860 (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Centrophoridae) from the Andaman & Nicobar waters, Indian EEZ

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The Smallfin Gulper Shark Centrophorus moluccensis is reported for the first time from the Andaman & Nicobar waters of the Indian EEZ.A male specimen of 785mm total length and weighing sten jacket m 2.34kg was landed by a motorized longliner at Burmanallah, South Andaman District.The specimen was caught off Chidiyatapu, South Andaman at a depth of 250m.A detailed morphological socksmith santa cruz description of the specimen and comparison with previous literature is provided.