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Possible causes of a substantial decline in white shark sightings in South Africa
Possible causes of a substantial decline in sightings in South Africa of an ecologically important apex predator, the white shark Robin Fisher ABSTRACT: A decline in sightings of a top predator, the white shark (Carcharadon carcharias), in South Africa was quantified in order to identify possible causes for this decline. White shark sightings data across
First complete description of the dark-mouth skate from Antarctic waters
First complete description of the dark-mouth skate Raja arctowskii Dollo, 1904 from Antarctic waters, assigned to the genus Bathyraja (Elasmobranchii, Rajiformes, Arhynchobatidae) Matthias F. W. Stehmann, Simon Weigmann, Gavin J. P. Naylor ABSTRACT: The dark-mouth skate, Raja arctowskii Dollo, 1904 from Antarctic waters is an extraordinary case in skate taxonomy. For more than 100 years,
Morphometric description and biological notes on the kifetin shark
Morphometric description and biological notes on the rare kifetin shark Dalatias licha (Chondrichthyes: Dalatidae) from the Hellenic waters Vasiliki Kousteni ABSTRACT: Deep‐sea sharks are among the less studied and most endangered elasmobranchs existing in the Mediterranean Sea, and thus scientific research should be prioritized towards this vulnerable group of species. The aim of the present