The Chain Dogfish, Scyliorhinus retifer (Garman, 1881), New to the Canadian Atlantic Ichthyofauna

Authors

  • John Gilhen Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3A6
  • Brian W. Coad Canadian Museum of Nature, P.O. Box 3443, Station D, Ottawa K1P 6P4
  • Andrew Hebda Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3A6

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v117i3.812

Keywords:

Chain Dogfish, Scyliorhinus retifer, first records, Canadian Atlantic

Abstract

The Chain Dogfish, Scyliorhinus retifer, is known from southwestern Georges Bank in the United States but until now there have been no verifiable records of this shark in Canadian waters. We report on two specimens Georges Bank, Big LaHave Bank, Nova Scotia, that represent the first and second records for the Canadian Atlantic.

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Vol. 117 No. 3 (2003)

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