On the occurrence of the longfin mako, Isurus paucus (Chondrichthyes: Isuridae) off the Algerian coast (southwestern Mediterranean)

Abstract

          The authors describe in this paper one male and one female longfin makos Isurus paucus Guitart Manday, 1966 caught off Béni-Saf, city located on the Algerian coast, close to the Moroccan border. These captures confirm the occurrence of the species in the Algerian waters and in the Mediterranean.