A second species of Arctic shark: Pacific sleeper shark Somniosus pacificus from Point Hope, Alaska

Polar Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 250-252

  Benz, George W ^a,e   Hocking, Richard ^b   Kowunna Sr , Abraham ^f   Bullard, Stephen A ^c   George, John C ^d  

^a TN Aquarium TN Aquarium Res Inst   (United States)

^b Alaska Sealife Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^e MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEW RECORD; SHARK; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; POINT HOPE; UNITED STATES;

CHONDRICHTHYES; SOMNIOSUS; SOMNIOSUS MICROCEPHALUS; SOMNIOSUS PACIFICUS;

EID: 1842684907     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-003-0589-6     Document Type: Article

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