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Distribution modelling for Neotropical freshwater stingrays Potamotrygon brachyura and Potamotrygon motoro (Myliobatiformes, Potamotrygonidae) in the Uruguay River basin

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study aimed to identify geographical distribution patterns of the giant short‐tailed river stingray Potamotrygon brachyura and the motoro stingray Potamotrygon motoro in the Uruguay River basin. Data on presence/absence of stingrays were based on fishers' knowledge accessed by interviews through expeditions in Brazil, Argentina and ...
Danilo Araujo Soares Pereira, Roberto E. Reis, Nelson F. Fontoura   +2 more
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Period of the day drives distinctions in the taxonomic and functional structures of reef fish assemblages

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Circadian processes are key drivers of animal behaviour, influencing patterns of activity, resource partitioning and competition avoidance. Studies evaluating circadian changes on the structure of marine assemblages are lacking, especially for reef fish.
Marcos B. Lucena, Thiago C. Mendes, Cesar A. M. M. Cordeiro, Carlos E. L. Ferreira   +3 more
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Community science datasets identify the spatial occurrence and hotspots of flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius)

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The flapper skate, Dipturus intermedius (Parnell, 1837), is a large‐bodied, slow‐growing and late‐maturing, Critically Endangered elasmobranch with a constrained population distribution. Here, we use two longitudinal community science datasets to investigate the occurrence of flapper skates in Irish waters. The two datasets are as follows: the
Danielle L. Orrell, Ciara Wögerbauer, Shane O'Reilly, Thomas K. Doyle, William Roche   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The artisanal elasmobranch fishery on the east coast of Baja California, Mexico: Characteristics and management considerations

Ciencias Marinas, 2009
The Mexican elasmobranch fishery ranks among the most important in the world, but details associated with fishing effort and species composition are generally unavailable, particularly for the extensive artisanal fishery. Seasonal surveys were conducted
WD Smith, JJ Bizzarro, GM Cailliet
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Proteomic analysis of the zone of degeneration at the mitosis–meiosis transition stage in wild‐caught male catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula), correlated with an unusually high‐water temperature in the English Channel

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract In the context of current global change, variations in water temperature are one of the environmental conditions with serious consequences for marine life, including reproductive processes. In the small spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula, spermatogenesis occurs in spermatocysts composed of synchronously developing germ cells associated ...
Fabian Jeanne, Stanislas Pilet, Sean Heighton, Benoît Bernay, Pascal Sourdaine   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digenea and acanthocephala of elasmobranch fishes from the southern coast of Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2001
New records for helminth species recovered from elasmobranch fishes in Brazil are established. Digenean and acanthocephalan parasites of elasmobranch fishes are reported from the southern coast of Brazil: Otodistomum veliporum (Creplin, 1837) Stafford ...
Knoff Marcelo, São Clemente Sérgio Carmona de, Pinto Roberto Magalhães, Gomes Delir Corrêa   +3 more
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Shedding light on the parasite communities and diet of the deep‐sea shark Deania profundorum (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) (Squaliform: Centrophoridae) from the Avilés Canyon (southern Bay of Biscay)

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Deep‐sea elasmobranchs are less resilient to the increasing scale of anthropogenic impacts such as fisheries, owing to their life‐history traits. The necessity for proper management measures is hampered by the scant knowledge on these taxa and their biology. Here we provide the first comprehensive insight into the parasite infracommunities and
Wolf Isbert, Cristina Rodríguez‐Cabello, Francisco E. Montero, Maite Carrassón, Inmaculada Frutos, Ana Pérez‐del‐Olmo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Age and growth of the endemic groovebelly stingray (Dasyatis hypostigma), a heavily exploited batoid in the Brazilian Meridional Margin (21–34° S)

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Life‐history data are often lacking for exploited elasmobranchs, jeopardizing proper management and conservation measures for this vulnerable group. Herein, we provided age and growth estimates for the groovebelly stingray (Dasyatis hypostigma), a medium‐sized, heavily exploited batoid endemic to the southwestern Atlantic Ocean.
Giovanni Arlan Torres, Rodrigo Silvestre Martins, Luciano Gomes Fischer, Luís Gustavo Cardoso, Rodrigo Sant'Ana, Bruno Mourato   +5 more
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First Documented Courtship Behavior between Mobula birostris and M. alfredi at a Coral Reef Cleaning Station in Misool, Raja Ampat

Diversity
Though a previous study in Sudan confirmed the existence of a living hybrid of an oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris) and a reef manta ray (M. alfredi), courtship behaviors between the two closely related species have never been documented.
Edy Setyawan, Shawn Heinrichs, Mark Erdmann   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

“Buying a Pig in a Poke”: The Problem of Elasmobranch Meat Consumption in Southern Brazil

Ethnobiology Letters, 2015
In Brazil, the demand for sustainably certified seafood is increasing and retailers have promised to source all seafood from sustainable sources by 2015.
Hugo Bornatowski, Raul Rennó Braga, Carolina Kalinowski, Jean Ricardo Simões Vitule   +3 more
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