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Editorial: Sharks and Skates—Ecology, Distribution and Conservation

Animals, 2023
The class Chondrichthyes (sharks, rays and chimeras) is one of the three lineages of fishes and the most evolutionary distinct radiation of vertebrates [...]
Martina Francesca Marongiu
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A new species of Lonchidiidae (Hybodontiformes) from the Late Jurassic of Brazil (Aliança Formation, Jatobá Basin)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Aliança Formation (Jatobá Basin) represents lacustrine deposits formed in oxygenated waters that hosted a diverse fauna, including Hybodontiform sharks. Within this group, the Family Lonchidiidae comprises 11 valid genera, with Parvodus previously reported in Brazilian deposits from the Brejo Santo Formation (Araripe Basin, Late Jurassic ...
Larissa de Souza Ribeiro, Marco Aurélio Gallo de França   +1 more
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Clarification of the Terminology of the Olfactory Lamellae in Chondrichthyes [PDF]

The Anatomical Record, 2017
ABSTRACTSeveral papers regard the anatomy of the peripheral olfactory organ, the olfactory rosette, in the class of Chondrichtyes. The complex shape of this organ and the differences among species give clues to functional, evolutionary, and ecological observations; data on a larger number of species are needed in order to have a more complete insight ...
Sara Ferrando, Lorenzo Gallus, Laura Ghigliotti, Andrea Amaroli, Ghulam Abbas, Marino Vacchi   +5 more
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Developmental morphology of claspers and clasper‐glands during maturation in Potamotrygon wallacei (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygoninae)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The claspers are the copulatory organs in male elasmobranchs, responsible for directing the semen into the female cloaca (C). However, the microscopic morphology of the claspers remains poorly understood. This study describes the morphology of the claspers and clasper glands (CGs) of cururu stingray (Potamotrygon wallacei) at different ...
Matheus Samuel Cunha Braga, Grazyelle Sebrenski da Silva, Maria Inês Braga de Oliveira, Jaydione Luiz Marcon, Ruben Dario Morales Gamba   +4 more
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Unravelling the skin of the nurse shark: A morphological description of the placoid scales of Ginglymostoma cirratum

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Ginglymostoma cirratum, commonly known as the nurse shark, is a nocturnally active benthic shark, often found in western and eastern Atlantic waters. Although this shark has been well explored in many biological aspects, few studies have thoroughly examined the morphology of its dermal denticles (or placoid scales).
Danilo P. Lima, Aline. N. Poscai, Laura F. Mianutti, Nathalie. M. R. de Abreu, Jade Medeiros, Marcus V. G. Araújo, Frederico. B. de Sousa, João Paulo C. B. da Silva   +7 more
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Internal organs and body tissues of free-swimming whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) imaged using underwater ultrasound

Frontiers in Marine Science
Ultrasound imaging can be used as an effective tool to measure the reproductive status and condition of sharks. This usually requires restraint of the subject, which is not feasible in the wild when the target species is of conservation concern and very ...
M. G. Meekan, F. Thompson, K. Brooks, R. Matsumoto, K. Murakumo, E. Lester, A. Dove, B. Hopper   +7 more
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Holocephali de la Formación Irati (Cuenca del Paraná), Brasil: Origen, Consideraciones Paleogeográficas y Paleoambientales

Estudios Geologicos, 2023
La Formación Irati (Pérmico, Cisuraliano) tiene varios tipos de vertebrados acuáticos, incluyendo especies de Chondrichthyes. Se reconocen dos miembros de Irati, Assistência (superior) y Taquaral (inferior).
Artur Chahud
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Occurrence of multiple congenital anomalies in Potamotrygon amandae (Elasmobranchii, Potamotrygoninae) embryos, including the first report of bicephaly

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Reports of teratogenic embryos in elasmobranchs have been documented in multiple species, with proposed aetiologies including environmental disturbances, genetic mutations, predation, exposure to endocrine‐disrupting compounds and maternal stress.
Douglas de Castro Ribeiro, Raquel Lopes Queiroz, Cristiéle da Silva Ribeiro   +2 more
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An investigation into the diet of elephant fish (Callorhinchus milii) in the waters of Aotearoa/New Zealand

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Chondrichthyans (sharks, rays and chimaeras) are increasingly understood to be an important part of ocean ecosystems, but their ecological role is unclear. Callorhinchus milii (elephant fish) is a chimaera species endemic to Aotearoa/New Zealand and southern Australian waters.
Kat U. C. Cooper, Ashley A. Rowden, Darren Stevens, Brittany Finucci   +3 more
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Mesobathic chondrichthyes of the Juan Fernández seamounts: are they different from those of the central Chilean continental slope?

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2008
We compared the geographic distribution of groups of chondrychthid fishes of two physically proximal, although geographically different, regions that include the Juan Fernández seamounts and the central Chilean continental slope, both sampled at ...
Isabel Andrade, Germán Pequeño
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