First report of the whitesaddled catshark in Guatemala’s Caribbean Sea
Published on 09. December 2016
First report of the whitesaddled catshark Scyliorhinus hesperius (Springer 1966) in Guatemala’s Caribbean Sea
Ana Hacohen-Domené, Francisco Polanco-Vásquez, Rachel T. Graham
ABSTRACT:
Background
The present study represents the first record of Scyliorhinus hesperius in Guatemala’s Caribbean Sea.
Methods
Five male whitesaddled catsharks, S. hesperius, were captured in 200 m deep waters of Guatemala’s Caribbean coast.
Results and Conclusion
All specimens were male with total lengths ranging from 420 mm to 510 mm. These fish represent the first record of mature male S. hesperius, the first record for this species in Guatemalan territorial waters, and a range extension in the Western Central Atlantic.
Marine Biodiversity Records, 2016, 9:101, DOI: 10.1186/s41200-016-0103-9