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A SPECIMEN, 22 in. in length, of Oxynotus centrina (Linn.) was recently trawled in 60 fathoms off the west coast of the Cape Peninsula. It is the first record of this genus in South African waters.
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BARNARD, K. Occurrence of the Spiny Dog-fish Oxynotus centrina in South African Waters. Nature 164, 970 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164970b0
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