title: Extraordinary growth in tiger sharks Galeocerdo cuvier from the South Atlantic Ocean.
abstract: Two tagged-and-recaptured tiger sharks Galeocerdo cuvier, measuring 172 and 304 cm total length (L(T) ) and at age 0.75 and 3.50 years, exhibited unmatched growth rates of 118.4 and 55.5 cm year(-1), respectively. The larger fish was nearly mature, indicating that G. cuvier off Brazil could mature considerably earlier than conspecifics from other regions.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Algarve, Gambelas, Faro, Portugal. afonso.andre@gmail.com
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Afonso
authors.forename: F H V
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Hazin
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Barreto
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Santana
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Lessa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001267:Atlantic Ocean; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012754:Sharks / Q000254:growth & development*