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A New Species of Eagle Ray Aetobatus narutobiei from the Northwest Pacific
Published on 31. December 2013 A New Species of Eagle Ray Aetobatus narutobiei from the Northwest Pacific: An Example of the Critical Role Taxonomy Plays in Fisheries and Ecological Sciences William T. White, Keisuke Furumitsu, Atsuko Yamaguchi ABSTRACT: Recent taxonomic and molecular work on the eagle rays (Family Myliobatidae) revealed a cryptic species in the
The EU shark finning ban at the beginning of the new millennium
Published online on 29. December 2013 The EU shark finning ban at the beginning of the new millennium: the legal framework Annamaria Passantino ABSTRACT: The strong international market for shark fins, but the often relatively low value of shark meat and the practical constraints for preserving it on board, has led to the practice whereby
The complete mitochondrial genome of the basking shark
Published on 20. December 2013 The complete mitochondrial genome of the basking shark Cetorhinus maximus (Chondrichthyes, Cetorhinidae) Jennifer Hester, Kimberly Atwater, Andrea Bernard, Malcolm Francis, Mahmood S. Shivji ABSTRACT: The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the world’s second largest fish and the subject of strong conservation concern. Minimal genetic assessment exists for this globally distributed
An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Taiwan
Published on 24. December 2013 An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Taiwan DAVID A. EBERT, WILLIAM T. WHITE, HSUAN-CHING HO, PETER R. LAST, KAZUHIRO NAKAYA, BERNARD SÉRET, NICOLAS STRAUBE, GAVIN J.P. NAYLOR, MARCELO R. DE CARVALHO ABSTRACT: An annotated checklist of chondrichthyan fishes (sharks, batoids, and chimaeras) occurring in Taiwanese waters is presented. The
A DNA sequence-based identification checklist for Taiwanese chondrichthyans
Published on 24. December 2013 A DNA sequence-based identification checklist for Taiwanese chondrichthyans NICOLAS STRAUBE, WILLIAM T. WHITE, HSUAN-CHING HO, ELISABETH ROCHEL, SHANNON CORRIGAN, CHENHONG LI, GAVIN J.P. NAYLOR ABSTRACT: In an effort to establish a DNA sequence based checklist of the highly diverse chondrichthyan fauna of Taiwan, we sequenced the mitochondrial NADH2 gene of
Records of new and rare elasmobranchs from Taiwan
Published on 24. December 2013 Records of new and rare elasmobranchs from Taiwan HUA HSUN HSU, SHOOU JENG JOUNG, DAVID A. EBERT & CHIA YEN LIN ABSTRACT: Five new records of elasmobranchs collected from eastern Taiwan fish markets, Da-xi and Cheng-gong, are presented. Samples were caught by deepsea longliners and bottom trawlers which operate in
Notes on shark and ray types at the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute
Published on 24. December 2013 Notes on shark and ray types at the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute (SCSFRI) in Guangzhou, China WILLIAM T. WHITE, PETER R. LAST ABSTRACT: Most of the shark and ray type material at the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute (SCSFRI) in Guangzhou, China was examined during a museum
A new longsnout skate from the Philippines
Published on 24. December 2013 Dipturus amphispinus sp. nov., a new longsnout skate (Rajoidei: Rajidae) from the Philippines PETER R. LAST, MOONYEEN ALAVA ABSTRACT: A new long-snouted skate, Dipturus amphispinus sp. nov., is formally described based on material caught in the Sulu Sea and later acquired from fish markets of the central and southern Philippines.
Redescription of Aetobatus flagellum, an endangered eagle ray from the Indo–West Pacific
Published on 24. December 2013 Redescription of Aetobatus flagellum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801), an endangered eagle ray (Myliobatoidea: Myliobatidae) from the Indo–West Pacific WILLIAM T. WHITE, Alec B.M. Moore ABSTRACT: The eagle ray Aetobatus flagellum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) is redescribed based on new material from the Persian Gulf (Kuwait), Indonesia and Malaysia. A related
A new species of wedgefish from Taiwan
Published on 24. December 2013 A new species of wedgefish, Rhynchobatus immaculatus (Chondrichthyes, Rhynchobatidae), from Taiwan PETER R. LAST, HSUAN-CHING HO, ROU-RONG CHEN ABSTRACT: A new species of wedgefish, Rhynchobatus immaculatus sp. nov., is described from a small collection of specimens obtained from fish markets in northern Taiwan. It is probably a medium-sized species (probably
Redescription of Paragaleus tengi and first record of Paragaleus randalli from the western North Pacific
Published on 24. December 2013 Redescription of Paragaleus tengi (Chen, 1963) (Carcharhiniformes: Hemigaleidae) and first record of Paragaleus randalli Compagno, Krupp & Carpenter, 1996 from the western North Pacific WILLIAM T. WHITE, MARK HARRIS ABSTRACT: Paragaleus tengi was previously considered to be the only member of this genus occurring in the Western Pacific, with Paragaleus
A review of the genus Apristurus from Taiwanese waters
Published on 24. December 2013 A review of the genus Apristurus (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from Taiwanese waters KAZUHIRO NAKAYA, JUNRO KAWAUCHI ABSTRACT: Sharks of the genus Apristurus from Taiwanese waters are reviewed for the first time, and incorrect scientific names and wrong taxonomic information given in the literature are corrected. After extensive examination of specimens
A review of the genus Cephaloscyllium from Taiwanese waters
Published on 24. December 2013 A review of the genus Cephaloscyllium (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from Taiwanese waters KAZUHIRO NAKAYA, SHINSUKE INOUE, HSUAN-CHING HO ABSTRACT : Sharks of the genus Cephaloscyllium from Taiwan were reviewed. After extensive survey of the specimens deposited in museums, universities and fisheries institutions in Taiwan and Japan, the following four species
A new sawshark species from the Western North Pacific
Published on 24. December 2013 Pristiophorus lanae sp. nov., a new sawshark species from the Western North Pacific, with comments on the genus Pristiophorus Müller & Henle, 1837 (Chondrichthyes: Pristiophoridae) David A. Ebert, Hana A. Wilms ABSTRACT: A new species of sawshark, Pristiophorus lanae sp. nov., is described from off the Philippine Islands. The new
Recovery of the holotype of the ocellated angelshark
Published on 24. December 2013 Lost and found: recovery of the holotype of the ocellated angelshark, Squatina tergocellatoides Chen, 1963 (Squatinidae), with comments on western Pacific squatinids SUSAN M. THEISS, DAVID A. EBERT ABSTRACT: The ocellated angelshark, Squatina tergocellatoides, Chen, 1963 is redescribed from the holotype, which was thought to be lost. Its recent recovery