RESUMEN. Se registra la presencia del tiburón mako Isurus oxyrinchus, capturado por pescadores artesanales con palangre tiburonero frente a la costa de La Media Guajira. Constituye el primer registro de I. oxyrinchus para esta zona costera, con lo cual se amplía su distribución geográfica a la zona costera del mar Caribe colombiano. Palabras clave: Isurus oxyrinchus, Lamnidae, características dentarias, tiburones, La Media Guajira, Caribe colombiano.
First record of mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus (Lamniformes: Lamnidae) off the coast of La Media Guajira, Colombian CaribbeanABSTRACT. The occurrence of the shortfin mako Isurus oxyrinchus, caught by artisanal fishermen using a longline shark fishing, was recorded off the coast of Media Guajira. This is the first record of I. oxyrinchus in this area, which extends its geographic distribution into the Colombian Caribbean Sea.
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