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Morphological Variability and Function of Labial Cartilages in Sharks (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii)

open access: yesBiology, 2023
(1) Background: Labial cartilages (LCs), as their name suggests, lie in the folds of the connective tissue, the lips, framing the gape of elasmobranch chondrichthyans. As such, these cartilages lie laterally to the jaws and marginal teeth. They are considered to influence the ability of creating suction during the feeding process.
Klimpfinger, Claudia, Kriwet, Jürgen
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Les microhabitats branchiaux d’Eudactylina similis T.scott, 1902 (Crustacea : Copepoda) parasite de Raja radula Delaroche, 1809 (Elasmobranchii, Rajidae) en Algérie

open access: yes, 2022
 Les microhabitats branchiaux d’Eudactylina similis T.scott, 1902 (Crustacea : Copepoda) parasite de Raja radula Delaroche, 1809 (Elasmobranchii, Rajidae) en Algérie 
Imane DEROUICHE (12996114)   +1 more
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The musculature and skeleton of the pelvic fin of the crocodile shark, Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936) (Elasmobranchii: Lamniformes): Morphology and sexual dimorphism

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
This work brings new information on the sexual characteristics of the crocodile shark (Pseudocarcharias kamoharai) exploring the pelvic fin musculature, as well as the siphon sac and the musculature and skeleton of the clasper. Our paper is the first to point out clearly the sexual dimorphism related exclusively to the pelvic fin musculature in males ...
Laura F. Mianutti   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Food and feeding habits of the blackspotted smooth-hound, Mustelus punctulatus (Elasmobranchii: Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae), from the northern Adriatic [PDF]

open access: yesActa Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2011
Background. The blackspotted smooth-hound, Mustelus punctulatus Risso, 1826, has been regularly caught in the northern Adriatic Sea, although a decreasing trend in its catches was observed off the coast of Slovenia within the last decade The knowledge of
L. Lipej   +4 more
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Comparative morphology of labial cartilages in sharks (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) [PDF]

open access: yesThe European Zoological Journal, 2020
During the last years, feeding mechanisms of sharks have been documented mainly based on their stomach contents supplemented by video footages of feeding behaviours in some species. Rare kinematic analyses of shark jaws contributed additionally to our knowledge. However, not all structures important to prey capture in sharks have been investigated yet.
Klimpfinger, C., Kriwet, J.
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Tooth histotype and enameloid microstructure of Priohybodus arambourgi d'Erasmo, 1960 (Elasmobranchii: Hybodontiformes) from the Late Jurassic of northeastern Brazil

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Sharks possess varied diets and different prey capture mechanisms. As a result, the group exhibits a significant diversity in dental morphology, also reflecting the internal structures of the teeth. Internal dental anatomy points to the existence of three histotypes in elasmobranch phylogeny: orthodont, osteodont, and pseudoosteodont ...
Kelly Roberta da Silva   +2 more
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Rising Connectivity, Shifting Hubs: The Evolving Network and Governance Challenges of Global Wild‐Sourced Trade

open access: yesAnimal Conservation, EarlyView.
Wild‐sourced wildlife trade is not only increasing in volume but also changing in network structure. Using three decades of CITES trade records, we found that the wild‐sourced wildlife trade has become increasingly connected and taxonomically uneven, with Anthozoa contributing a growing share.
Jing Wang   +3 more
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Body size, functional form and environmental correlates of maximum longevity in marine‐occurring fishes

open access: yesJournal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Maximum longevity varies widely among marine‐occurring fishes, but the form of its relationship with body size and the contribution of broad environmental gradients remain uncertain. We analysed 757 species, using maximum length as the primary size metric and completed mass only in sensitivity analyses.
Longyu Li, Zenghui Xu
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The oldest fossil record of the megamouth shark from the late Eocene of Denmark and comments on the enigmatic megachasmid origin [PDF]

open access: yesActa Palaeontologica Polonica, 2016
The megamouth shark (Lamniformes: Megachasmidae) has sporadic occurrences both in the present-day oceans and in the fossil record. In this paper, we describe a new megachasmid, Megachasma alisonae sp.
Kenshu Shimada, David J. Ward
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Widespread complex enameloid microstructure in teeth and rostral denticles of Cretaceous sclerorhynchoid skates (Rajiformes: †Sclerorhynchoidei)

open access: yesJournal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
This article demonstrates that the teeth and rostral denticles of an extinct clade of sawfish‐like skates display an extremely derived enameloid microstructure, similar to what is known among sharks. The presence of tooth‐like enameloid microstructure in dermal denticles opens new perspectives about the origins and development of chondrichthyan ...
Endy Chateauneuf‐Gautier   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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