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Alternate Title
First Record of a Nurse Shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, within the Mississippi Sound
Document Type
Short Communication
Abstract
Of all the coastal shark species in the northern Gulf of Mexico, the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, is one of the few species not documented in the Sound. Unlike most coastal sharks, nurse shark distribution is confined to a relatively specific suite of abiotic characteristics. Hannan et al. (2012) demonstrated that the distribution of nurse sharks in the northern GOM is primarily limited to hard bottom habitats with relatively high temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and water clarity. Herein, we provide support for the findings of Hannan et al. (2012) and report the first documented occurrence of a nurse shark in the Sound.
First Page
137
Last Page
139
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Recommended Citation
Hendon, J. M., E. R. Hoffmayer and W. B. Driggers III
2013.
First Record of a Nurse Shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, within the Mississippi Sound.
Gulf and Caribbean Research
25
(1):
137-139.
Retrieved from https://aquila.usm.edu/gcr/vol25/iss1/14
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18785/gcr.2501.13
