Registro do desembarque de um tubarão lamniforme na enseada do Mucuripe, Fortaleza, Ceará

Abstract

The white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is a large Lamniform species typically found in coastal and oceanic regions. They can live up to more than 70 years and reach up to 640 cm in total length. This species has a wide and global distribution, mostly commonly in South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand coasts. There are only 25 records for white sharks in Brazil, mainly for Rio de Janeiro e Espírito Santo States. Three of those refer to white sharks off Ceará State (these records are also the only ones for Northeastern Brazil). The present study reports the fourth white shark record for Ceará (and for Northeastern Brazil). A carcass of a C. carcharias was recorded on May 19, 2019 at the Mucuripe inlet, in Fortaleza, Ceará, a traditional port for artisanal fisheries landing and trade. The second dorsal fin and the anal fin of the carcass were removed and taken to the Marine Vertebrate Conservation and Evolution Laboratory - EvolVe, from the Department of Biology, at the Federal University of Ceará, where they were measured. The fins were deposited in the Ichthyological Collection of the Department of Biology at the Federal University of Ceará (DBUFC 316).