Call me by my name: unravelling the taxonomy of the gulper shark genus Centrophorus in the Mediterranean Sea through an integrated taxonomic approach

A Bellodi, A Benvenuto, R Melis, A Mulas… - Zoological Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The current shift of fishery efforts towards the deep sea is raising concern about the
vulnerability of deep-water sharks, which are often poorly studied and characterized by …

[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 …

Almost half of the Gymnura van Hasselt, 1823 species are unknown: Phylogeographic inference as scissors for cutting the hidden Gordian knot and clarify their …

SM Gales, KT Parsons, EE Biesack… - … of Systematics and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Gymnurid rays are found in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions around the world,
where they are associated with sandy or muddy bottoms in coastal areas, being easily …

Integrated Taxonomy Revealed Genetic Differences in Morphologically Similar and Non-Sympatric Scoliodon macrorhynchos and S. laticaudus

KC Lim, WT White, AYH Then, GJP Naylor… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In this study, the species identities of similar-looking coastal spadenose
sharks from different areas were clarified by adding new molecular markers and more …

Elasmobranch conservation, challenges and management strategy in India: recommendations from a national consultative meeting

KV Akhilesh, SJ Kizhakudan, M Muktha… - Current …, 2023 - eprints.cmfri.org.in
Historically, India has been projected as one of the major elasmobranch fishing nations in
the world. However, management and conservation efforts are not commensurate with this …

Where have all the sawfishes gone? Perspectives on declines of these Critically Endangered species in Sri Lanka

A Tanna, D Fernando, R Gobiraj… - Aquatic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
All five species of sawfishes (family Pristidae) are amongst the most threatened marine
fishes in the world, with steep population declines and local extinctions documented across …

[PDF][PDF] Species composition, commercial landings, distribution and some aspects of biology of shark (Class Pisces: Subclass: Elasmobranchii: Infraclass: Selachii) from …

M Moazzam, HB Osmany - International Journal of Biology and …, 2021 - ijbbku.com
Sharks are important component of the coastal and offshore fisheries of Pakistan. A total of
79 species of sharks belonging to Infraclass Selachii (Subclass: Elasmobranchii) and 6 …

Molecular Taxonomy of South Africa's Catsharks: How Far Have We Come?

M van Staden, DA Ebert, E Gennari, RW Leslie… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
The ability to correctly identify specimens at the species level is crucial for assessing and
conserving biodiversity. Despite this, species-specific data are lacking for many of South …

A synergistic, global approach to revising the trypanorhynch tapeworm family Rhinoptericolidae (Trypanobatoida)

KS Herzog, K Jensen - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
Since 2010, the trypanorhynch tapeworm family Rhinoptericolidae Carvajal & Campbell,
1975 has housed just two distinctive, monotypic genera (Rhinoptericola Carvajal & …

First Insights into Population Structure and Genetic Diversity Versus Host Specificity in Trypanorhynch Tapeworms Using Multiplexed Shotgun Genoty**

KS Herzog, JL Hackett, PM Hime… - Genome Biology and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Theory predicts relaxed host specificity and high host vagility should contribute to
reduced genetic structure in parasites while strict host specificity and low host vagility should …