title: Observations on the biological traits of the rare shark Oxynotus centrina (Chondrichthyes: Oxynotidae) in the Hellenic Seas.
abstract: New records of the rare angular rough shark Oxynotus centrina from the Hellenic Seas are presented. Its occurrence is reported for the first time in the Corinthian Gulf. Some aspects of the species' biology are described and compared with previous studies.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Biology, Department of Zoology-Marine Biology, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Ilisia, 15784 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kousteni
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Biology, Department of Zoology-Marine Biology, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Ilisia, 15784 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Megalofonou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D008297:Male; D008522:Mediterranean Sea; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D012754:Sharks / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D052286:Viviparity, Nonmammalian
keywords: Mediterranean Sea; angular rough shark; diet; morphometry; reproduction