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A new report on the clasper movements of a captive Sand Tiger Shark Carcharias taurus (Lamniformes: Odontaspididae) and a possible reason for the behaviour

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Elasmobranchs present four clasper movements, which can be seen in different contexts from mating to no obvious reason.  Three movements have been reported in Carcharias taurus and here the first… Click to show full abstract

Elasmobranchs present four clasper movements, which can be seen in different contexts from mating to no obvious reason.  Three movements have been reported in Carcharias taurus and here the first occurrence of clasper flaring in this species is described.  Clasper flaring was observed while other species were in a reproductive state and their aggressive behaviour towards the subject of this study was also observed.

Keywords: new report; reason; clasper; clasper movements; carcharias taurus

Journal Title: Journal of Threatened Taxa
Year Published: 2018

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