Shark and ray diversity in the Tropical America (Neotropics)—an examination of environmental and historical factors affecting diversity [PDF]
We present the first comprehensive review of the present and past shark and ray diversity in marine waters of Tropical America, examining the patterns of distribution in the Eastern Central Pacific (EP) and Western Central Atlantic (WA) realms.
Jorge Domingo Carrillo-Briceño +3 more
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Eutetrarhynchid trypanorhynchs (Cestoda) from elasmobranchs off Argentina, including the description of Dollfusiella taminii sp. n. and Parachristianella damiani sp. n., and amended description of Dollfusiella vooremi (São Clemente et Gomes, 1989) [PDF]
During a parasitological survey of teleosts and elasmobranchs in the Argentine Sea, 3 species of eutetrarhynchids were collected from the batoids Myliobatis goodei Garman and Psammobatis bergi Marini, and the shark Mustelus schmitti Springer.
Barbini +14 more
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Simplification of the enameloid microstructure of large stingrays (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes): a functional approach [PDF]
Enault, Sebastien, Cappetta, Henri, Adnet, Sylvain (2013): Simplification of the enameloid microstructure of large stingrays (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes): a functional approach. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 169 (1): 144-155, DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12059, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/zoj ...
Sebastien Enault +2 more
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Between february and december of 2011 the fish communities of the ciénaga de Paredes, were studied by four samples in periods contrasting climates, station 1, corresponding to the inlet of the pipe Peruétano (BCP), station 2, Swamp Center (CC) and ...
Beatriz H. Mojica-Figueroa +1 more
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Background End-Cretaceous niche-filling by benthic Mesozoic survivors resulted in a prominent increase of durophagous fish families, resulting in the appearance of the earliest representatives of several extant fish lineages, including the pelagic ...
Giuseppe Marramà +3 more
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This study combines literature and online data sources to expand the smalleye stingray's range, highlight ecological interactions and specific threats. Abstract Many chondrichthyan fishes are experiencing alarming population declines primarily due to overfishing, exacerbated by their inherently vulnerable life history traits including slow growth rates
Jennifer Ann Keeping +4 more
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New record of Arabic whipray, Maculabatis arabica (Elasmobranchii: Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae), from the Persian Gulf off Iraq [PDF]
The first occurrence of Arabic whipray, Maculabatis arabica Manjaji-Matsumoto et Last, 2016, is reported from the Persian Gulf off Iraq. The sample was collected using a trawl net in March 2018.
A. Al-Faisal, F. Mutlak
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Extreme diving behaviour in devil rays links surface waters and the deep ocean [PDF]
© The Author(s), 2014. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Nature Communications 5 (2014): 4274, doi:10.1038/ncomms5274.Ecological connections between surface ...
Afonso, Pedro +6 more
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A CHECK-LIST OF FOSSIL CHONDRICHTHYES FROM BRIELAS (LANGHIAN, PORTUGAL) [PDF]
Located in a slope of the Costa de Caparica motorway, in the peninsula of Setúbal, West Portugal, the outcrop of Brielas stand out as one of the best Miocene sections of the Lower Tagus Basin to collect a great diversity of fossil Chondrichthyes, which ...
Antunes, Miguel +2 more
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Delineation of Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRAs) In the Western Indian Ocean was enhanced by the verification and incorporation of unpublished records. Even with this expanded dataset, ~99% of ISRA coverage fell outside of fully protected, no‐take MPAs.
Jesse E. M. Cochran +132 more
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