First records of the longnose spiny dogfish Squalus blainvillei (Squalidae) and the deep-water stingray Plesiobatis daviesi (Urolophidae) from South African waters

Abstract

Deep-set longline investigations of the slope waters off northern KwaZulu-Natal on the east coast of South Africa confirmed the first records of the longnose spiny dogfish Squalus blainvillei (Squalidae) and the deep-water stingray Plesiobatis daviesi (Urolophidae) from South African waters.

Keywords:

• FIRST RECORDS
• PLESIOBATIS DAVIESI
• SQUALUS BLAINVILLEI
• SOUTH AFRICA