OCCURRENCE OF AN ADULT MALE REEF SHARK, Carcharhinus perezi (CARCHARHINIDAE) OFF NORTH CAROLINA

摘要

A 45 kg adult male reef shark, Carcharhinus perezi, 1901 mm total length, was captured 20 July 1995 in the Atlantic Ocean approximately one kilometer east of Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, North Carolina. The specimen provided the first documented data for an adult male reef shark. Morphometric and meristic comparisons revealed few differences between the male and similar-sized female reef sharks. Capture extended its range at least 1200 km north of Florida.