Human introduction or natural dispersion? Atlantic Ocean occurrence of the Indo‐Pacific whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus. Issue 2 (12th February 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bornatowski, H.; Loose, R.; Sampaio, C. L. S.; Gadig, O. B. F.; Carvalho‐Filho, A.; Domingues, R. R.
• Is Part Of: Journal of fish biology. Volume 92:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 537
• Page End: 542
• Publication Date: 2018-02-12
• Subjects: elasmobranch -- migration -- new record -- non‐indigenous species -- Triaenodon obesus; Fishes -- Periodicals; Fishes -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 597
• DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13528
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-1112

Abstract

Abstract : Occurrence of multiple whitetip reef sharks Triaenodon obesus in the Atlantic Ocean is reported for the first time from near a sunken ferry off the Paraná coast in south‐eastern Brazil. This occurrence is hypothesized to have been caused by either a human introduction or a remarkably long oceanic displacement.