Species diversity, taxonomy and distribution of Chondrichthyes in the Mediterranean and Black Sea

F Serena, AJ Abella, F Bargnesi, M Barone… - The European …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Species diversity assessments are an important step to evaluate the conservation status of a
community, both in marine and terrestrial ecosystems. These assessments are pivotal if …

[HTML][HTML] An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa

DA Ebert, SP Wintner, PM Kyne - Zootaxa, 2021 - mapress.com
An annotated checklist of chondrichthyan fishes (sharks, batoids, and chimaeras) occurring
in South African waters is presented. The checklist is the result of decades of research and …

High levels of mislabeling in shark meat–Investigating patterns of species utilization with DNA barcoding in Greek retailers

T Pazartzi, S Siaperopoulou, C Gubili, S Maradidou… - Food Control, 2019 - Elsevier
Food authenticity has received an increasing focus due to high profile cases of substitution/
mislabeling, with many investigations identifying sales of endangered or prohibited species …

A molecular approach towards taxonomic identification of elasmobranch species from Maltese fisheries landings

A Vella, N Vella, S Schembri - Marine Genomics, 2017 - Elsevier
The mitochondrial genome, through the application of DNA barcoding, provides a powerful
tool for identifying species even when specimens are either incomplete or belong to species …

[HTML][HTML] Revision of the genus Centrophorus (Squaliformes: Centrophoridae): Part 3—Redescription of Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque) with a discussion of its …

WT White, J Guallart, DA Ebert, GJP Naylor… - Zootaxa, 2022 - biotaxa.org
Abstract Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810) has a complicated nomenclatural history
which has led to multiple scientific names being ascribed to this species. In the …

First evidence of population genetic structure of the deep-water blackmouth catshark Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810

S Di Crescenzo, A Ferrari, C Barría… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Among the main measures adopted to reduce anthropogenic impacts on elasmobranch
communities, understanding the ecology of deep-sea sharks is of paramount importance …

[HTML][HTML] DNA Barcoding and Species Delimitation for Dogfish Sharks Belonging to the Squalus Genus (Squaliformes: Squalidae)

AA Ariza, AMCL Adachi, P Roque, FHV Hazin… - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Squalus genus comprises a group of small demersal sharks occurring circumglobally,
popularly known as dogfish sharks. This genus exhibits a conserved morphology, thus …

Risks to biodiversity and coastal livelihoods from artisanal elasmobranch fisheries in a Least Developed Country: The Gambia (West Africa)

ABM Moore, B Séret, R Armstrong - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2019 - Springer
Develo** nations in tropical regions harbour rich biological resources on which humans
depend for food, income and employment, yet data to aid their management is often lacking …

Combined COI barcode‐based methods to avoid mislabelling of threatened species of deep‐sea skates

L Carugati, R Melis, A Cariani, A Cau… - Animal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Skates are characterised by conservative body morphology which hampers identification
and leads to frequent taxonomic confusion and market mislabelling. Accurate specimen …

Squalus clarkae sp. nov., a new dogfish shark from the Northwest Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Squalus mitsukurii species complex.

MO Pfleger, RD Grubbs, CF Cotton, TS Daly-Engel - Zootaxa, 2018 - europepmc.org
Sharks of the genus Squalus have slow reproductive rates coupled with low genetic
diversity, as is typical of deep-water sharks, making this group slow to rebound from …