Investigating the status of Ecuador’s lost shark, the Sharpfin Houndshark Triakis acutipinna

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https://doi.org/10.22370/rbmo.2022.57.Especial.3419

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Conservation, historical ecology, threatened species, Triakidae

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The Sharpfin Houndshark, Triakis acutipinna, was described in 1968 from a specimen captured from Isla de la Plata, Ecuador. Since then, there have been no confirmed records of the species. To investigate the contemporary occurrence of this ‘lost shark’, a multi-pronged approach was undertaken. This included a literature review, development of an educational poster, and conducting a small number of informal fisher interviews in five coastal communities of Manabí province, Ecuador. Half of the fishers interviewed recognized T. acutipinna and reported its capture as recently as 2010-2015. Despite the preliminary nature of the present study, it suggests that the lost shark of Ecuador persists.

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  • Adriana Cevallos-Garcias, Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí

    Corresponding author: adricevallos@gmail.com

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2022-10-04

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Investigating the status of Ecuador’s lost shark, the Sharpfin Houndshark Triakis acutipinna. (2022). Revista De Biología Marina Y Oceanografía, 57(Especial), 289-294. https://doi.org/10.22370/rbmo.2022.57.Especial.3419

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