Abstract

ACERO P, Arturo; CANTER-RIOS, Diego  and  POLANCO F, Andrea. IDENTITY OF THE SMALLEYE HAMMERHEAD (CARCHARHINIFORMES: SPHYRNA) OCCURRING IN COLOMBIA. Bol. Invest. Mar. Cost. [online]. 2007, vol.36, n.1, pp.321-326. ISSN 0122-9761.

The presence of Sphyrna tudes in Colombian waters is supported by a 506 mm total length male collected in the southernmost corner of the Caribbean Sea, the mouth of Atrato river. A short discussion on the confusing taxonomic and nomenclatural history of the smalleye hammerhead is included.

Keywords : Southern Caribbean; South America; Urabá Gulf.

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