New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research abstracts

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The frill shark Chlamydoselachus anguineus in New Zealand seas

K. NAKAYA

Laboratory of Marine Zoology, Hokkaido University,
Hakodate, Hokkaido 041, Japan

A. J. BASS

National Museum, Private Bag, Wellington, New Zealand

Abstract Six specimens were caught in 602-802 m of water off the South Island between August 1975 and October 1977: three males of 730-1340 mm total length, and three females of 1350- 1575 mm. These are the first records of the species for New Zealand.

N.Z. Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 12 (4): 397-8. December 1978
Received 20 March 1978; revision received 28 April 1978.

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