September 19th, 2014

Chimaera orientalis – A new species of Chimera from the eastern Pacific Ocean

Chimaera orientalis – A new species of Chimera from the eastern Pacific Ocean

Published on 18. September 2014 Records of chimaeroid fishes (Holocephali: Chimaeriformes) from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, with the description of a new species of Chimera (Chimaeridae) from the eastern Pacific Ocea Arturo Angulo, Myrna I. López, William A. Bussing, Atsunobu Murase ABSTRACT: A new species of Chimaera Linnaeus 1758 is described from three

Status of angelshark, Squatina squatina, in the Sea of Marmara

Status of angelshark, Squatina squatina, in the Sea of Marmara

Status of angelshark, Squatina squatina (Elasmobranchii: Squatiniformes: Squatinidae) in the Sea of Marmara Hakan Kabasakal, Özgür Kabasakal ABSTRACT: On 4 January 2014, a female specimen of Squatina squatina was entangled in trammel-net, at a depth of about 50 m. The specimen was 174 cm long (total length) and weighed approximately 35 kg. The recent single