Presence
Recorded on | Aruba |
Presence status | Indigenous (1) - Aruba |
Notes on presence status | Marine species are considered ubiquitous around the Dutch Caribbean islands by Macrae et al (2021), but this species has not been recorded yet on Bonaire, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius and Saba. |
Publications
- Beek, I.J.M. van, Debrot, A.O., Walker, P.A. & Kingma, I. 2014. Shark protection plan for the Dutch Caibbean EEZ. Imares, Den Helder.
- Geelhoed, S.C.V., Janinhoff, N., Verdaat, J.P. 2016. First visual record of a living basking shark Cetorhinus maximus in the Caribbaen Sea. Caribbean Journal of Science 49: 76-78.
- MacRae, D.M. & De Meyer, K. 2020. Dutch Caribbean conservation species list. Using management effectiveness to strengthen species conservation in the Caribbean.