Predation on harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, by a white shark, Carcharodon carcharias
Arnold, P.W. (1972). Predation on harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, by a white shark, Carcharodon carcharias. J. Fish. Res. Bd. Can. 29(8): 1213-1214. https://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f72-179
In: Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. The Fisheries Research Board of Canada: Toronto. ISSN 0015-296x, meer
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Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]; Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS] Marien/Kust |
| Abstract |
A specimen of the white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, brought into Leonardville, Deer Island, N.B., on August 13, 1971, contained three harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, in variable states of digestion. This record on predation is discussed in conjunction with literature reports of a similar nature and one other previously unpublished observation. |
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