Distribution and biology of the Blackmouth catshark Galeus melastomus in the Strait of Sicily (Central Mediterranean Sea)

The Blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus, Rafinesque, 1810 (Carcharhiniformes; Scyliorhinidae), is a common, although at present discarded, by- catch of the bottom trawl fisheries in the Strait of Sicily. Given its ecological interest, data gathered in experimental bottom trawl surveys were analys...

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Main Authors: S. RAGONESE, G. NARDONE, D. OTTONELLO, S. GANCITANO, G.B. GIUSTO, G. SINACORI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hellenic Centre for Marine Research 2009-05-01
Series:Mediterranean Marine Science
Online Access:https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/hcmr-med-mar-sc/article/view/12095