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Lamnidae

Description

Lamnidae

While recorded close to the shore in other areas, we do not consider Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) a coastal fish at Madeira (recorded from the open sea).

* Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1810—Shortfin mako

Lamna nasus Bonnaterre, 1788 —Porbeagle

Erroneously noted as common by Maul (1949), due to a typographical error: a remark originally meant for Isurus oxyrhynchus (pers. comm. of G. Maul to M. Biscoito). The presence of this species at Madeira is doubtful.

Other

Published as part of Wirtz, Peter, Fricke, Ronald & Biscoito, Manuel José, 2008, The coastal fishes of Madeira Island — new records and an annotated check-list, pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 1715 on page 2, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.274128

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Biodiversity

Family
Lamnidae
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Lamniformes
Phylum
Chordata
Taxon rank
family

References

  • Maul, G. E. (1949) Lista sistematica dos peixes assinalados nos mares da Madeira e indice alfabetico. pp 135 - 159. In: A. C. de Noronha & A. A. Sarmento (1949) Vertebrados da Madeira, 2 º Volume-Peixes. Junta Geral do Distrito Autonomo do Funchal.