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Issue: Vol. 5796 No. 2: 21 Apr. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-04-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5796.2.13
Page range: 398-400
Abstract views: 99
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On a record of the smalltooth sandtiger shark, Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810) from Nigeria, Eastern Central Atlantic

Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research P.M.B. 12729; Lagos; Nigeria
Institute of Marine Research P.O. Box 1870 Nordnes N-5817 Bergen; Norway
Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research P.M.B. 12729; Lagos; Nigeria
Pisces Odontaspis ferox Gulf of Guinea Nigeria

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How to Cite

Williams, A.B., Zaera, D. & Isebor, C.E.U. (2026) On a record of the smalltooth sandtiger shark, Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810) from Nigeria, Eastern Central Atlantic. Zootaxa, 5796 (2), 398–400. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5796.2.13