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Researchers identify a distinct deep-sea bramble shark off southwest India
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Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India and the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute have described a distinct species of deep-sea shark from the Indian Ocean. They named it Echinorhinus roinee, or the Indian bramble shark. The Environment Ministry announced the finding through the Press Information Bureau on November 11.
The specimens were landed at Sakthikulangara fishing harbour in Kerala’s Kollam district after they were caught incidentally by deep-sea shrimp trawlers. The ministry said the Indian shark had long been recorded as the Atlantic bramble shark. Body measurements and genetic evidence helped researchers distinguish the species.
The scientific description appeared in Records of the Zoological Survey of India. The ministry said the revised identification could improve fisheries records and help researchers assess the species’ population and conservation needs.
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