FIRST RECORD OF PORBEAGLE, Lamna nasus(Bonnaterre, 1788), IN THE BRAZILIAN ATLANTIC

Abstract

Two specimens of porbeagle, Lamna nasus (Bonaterre, 1788), caught by a Brazilian longliner off Santa Catarina State - Brazil (26°S, 46°W) are recorded: the specimen used for identification was a female, 201 cm total length and 85 kg total weight, caught in water about 680 m deep, in August 1983; the other porbeagle, caught at a depth of about 1,200 m, in September 1983, was commercialized dressed and weighed 70 kg. The identification was based on the number, pattern, and arrangement of the teeth, morphometrics, and color. This is the first reported occurrence of the species in Brazilian waters