RT journal article
T1 New record of white shark, Carcharodon carcharias (Elasmobranchii, Lamniformes, Lamnidae), from the Mediterranean Spanish coast
A1 Báez, José Carlos
A1 Puerto, Miguel A.
A1 Torreblanca, Davinia
A1 Varela Fuentes, José Luis
A1 Carmona Barnosi, Leila
A1 Macías, David
A2 Biología
K1 biodiversity
K1 distribution
K1 elasmobranch
K1 Mediterranean Sea
K1 white shark
AB This study presents a new record of the white shark, Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758), in Spanish Mediterranean waters.We discuss this finding in the context of documented records from 1862 to 2023, which include direct observations and indirectrecords such as predation evidence on loggerhead turtles. Together with the present record, these findings support the continued,though infrequent, presence of white sharks in the region. Observations coincide seasonally with Atlantic bluefin tuna migrations,suggesting that prey availability may influence white shark movements.
PB Pensoft Publishers
SN 1734-1515
YR 2026
FD 2026-01-27
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/39472
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/39472
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-nov-2026