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Complementary redescription of Anacanthobatis ori and its assignment to Indobatis n. g.
Published on 14. March 2014 Complementary redescription of Anacanthobatis ori (Wallace, 1967) and its assignment to Indobatis n. g. (Elasmobranchii, Anacanthobatidae), with comments on other legskates Simon Weigmann, Matthias F.W. Stehmann & Ralf Thiel ABSTRACT : Anacanthobatis ori is one of the least known species of the family Anacanthobatidae with only four juvenile specimens reported.
A new fossil megamouth shark from the Oligocene-Miocene of the western United States
Published online on 04. March 2014 A new fossil megamouth shark (Lamniformes, Megachasmidae) from the Oligocene-Miocene of the western United States Kenshu Shimada, Bruce J. Welton, Douglas J. Long ABSTRACT: The extant megamouth shark, Megachasma pelagios (Lamniformes: Megachasmidae), is a large filter-feeding fish. We here describe a new species of Megachasma, M. applegatei, sp. nov.,
Ecological importance of sharks and rays in a structural foodweb analysis in southern Brazil
Published online on 05. March 2014 Ecological importance of sharks and rays in a structural foodweb analysis in southern Brazil Hugo Bornatowski, Andrés Felipe Navia, Raul Rennó Braga, Vinícius Abilhoa, Marco Fábio Maia Corrêa ABSTRACT: Understanding the trophic interactions and the position of species within a foodweb is crucial if we want to understand the
Molecular contribution to stock identification in the small-spotted catshark
Published online on 04. March 2014 Molecular contribution to stock identification in the small-spotted catshark, Scyliorhinus canicula (Chondrichthyes, Scyliorhinidae) M. Barbieri, F. Maltagliati, M.I. Roldán, A. Castelli ABSTRACT: The small-spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula is a small demersal chondrichthyan distributed on continental shelf and uppermost slope waters of the Mediterranean Sea and north eastern Atlantic Ocean.
A comparison of age and growth of the Bering skate from two Alaskan large marine ecosystems
Published online on 03. March 2014 A comparison of age and growth of the Bering skate, Bathyraja interrupta ( Gill and Townsend, 1897), from two Alaskan large marine ecosystems Shaara M. Ainsley, David A. Ebert, Lisa J. Natanson, Gregor M. Cailliet ABSTRACT: The Bering skate, Bathyraja interrupta, is commonly found in both the Bering Sea
Bycatch species composition over time by tuna fishery in the Atlantic Ocean
Published online on 01. March 2014 Bycatch species composition over time by tuna purse-seine fishery in the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean Edgar Torres-Irineo, Monin Justin Amandè, Daniel Gaertner, Alicia Delgado de Molina, Hilario Murua, Pierre Chavance, Javier Ariz, Jon Ruiz, Nerea Lezama-Ochoa ABSTRACT: Within the Ecosystem-based fisheries management framework, we evaluated the changes over time
Morphometric Discriminant Analysis of isolated chondrichthyan scales for palaeoecological inferences
Published online on 25. February 2014 Morphometric Discriminant Analysis of isolated chondrichthyan scales for palaeoecological inferences: the Middle Triassic of the Iberian Chain (Spain) as a case of study H. Ferrón, C. Pla, C. Martínez-Pérez, M.J. Escudero-Mozo, H. Botella ABSTRACT: Palaeontological studies on exosqueletal disarticulated remains of chondrichthyans have focused on teeth and only less
Report on first recorded Shark Attack in Uruguay – Jan 2004
Published on 28 Feb, 2014 at 19:50 in Attacks & Incidents, Publications, Scientific Papers | Viewed times | No Comments
FIRST RECORD OF SHARK ATTACK IN URUGUAY Pablo Meneses (1), José Eduardo García Sánchez (2), Carlos M. Prigioni (3) & Ricardo Rodríguez Mazzini (4) 1) pmeneses@montevideo.com.uy , 2) Dirección Nacional de Aduanas – Rocha , 3) Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Montevideo,4) Centro Universitario de la Región Este (CURE). Maldonado. – On January 23, 2004 there was
Demography and ecology of blue shark in the central North Atlantic
Published online on 19. February 2014 Demography and ecology of blue shark (Prionace glauca) in the central North Atlantic Frederic Vandeperre, Alexandre Aires-da-Silva, Marco Santos, Rogerio Ferreira, Alan B. Bolten, Ricardo Serrao Santos, Pedro Afonso ABSTRACT: In the North Atlantic, blue shark has become an important by-catch species for the pelagic swordfish fisheries, and even
Characterizing and predicting essential habitat features for juvenile coastal sharks
Published on 19. February 2014 Characterizing and predicting essential habitat features for juvenile coastal sharks Christine A. Ward-Paige, Gregory L. Britten, Dana M. Bethea, John K. Carlson ABSTRACT: The successful management of shark populations requires juvenile recruitment success. Thus, conservation initiatives now strive to include the protection of areas used by pre-adult sharks in order
A new species of freshwater stingray from the upper Madeira River system
Published on 18. February 2014 Potamotrygon limai, sp. nov., a new species of freshwater stingray from the upper Madeira River system, Amazon basin (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) JOÃO PEDRO FONTENELLE, JOÃO PAULO C. B. DA SILVA & MARCELO R. DE CARVALHO ABSTRACT: Potamotrygon limai, sp. nov., is described from the Jamari River, upper Madeira River system (Amazon
Unexpected Headless and Tailless Fish in the Stomach Content of Shortfin Mako
Published on 12. February 2014 Unexpected Headless and Tailless Fish in the Stomach Content of Shortfin Mako Isurus oxyrinchus Sebastián Biton Porsmoguer, Daniela Bănaru, Philippe Béarez, Ivan Dekeyser, Manuel Merchán Fornelino, Charles F. Boudouresque ABSTRACT: The stomach content of 113 individuals of shortfin mako Isurus oxyrinchus was analyzed. Individuals were sampled at landing in Vigo
Population dynamics of the reef manta ray in eastern Australia
Published online in February 2014 Population dynamics of the reef manta ray Manta alfredi in eastern Australia L. I. E. Couturier, C. L. Dudgeon, K. H. Pollock, F. R. A. Jaine, M. B. Bennett, K. A. Townsend, S. J. Weeks, A. J. Richardson ABSTRACT: The reef manta ray Manta alfredi aggregates at several sites along
Western Australian Coastal Shark Bites: A risk assessment
Published online on 06. February 2014 Western Australian Coastal Shark Bites: A risk assessment Peter Sprivulis ABSTRACT: Background As Western Australia’s (WA) Government enacts shark bite mitigation, the personal risk of shark bite in WA has not been studied. Aims Model the risk of large (>3m) white shark bite (Carcharodon carcharias, LWS) in southwest WA.
Experimental Evaluation of Shark Detection Rates by Aerial Observers
Published on 03. February 2014 Experimental Evaluation of Shark Detection Rates by Aerial Observer William D. Robbins, Victor M. Peddemors, Steven J. Kennelly, Matthew C. Ives ABSTRACT: Aerial surveys are a recognised technique to identify the presence and abundance of marine animals. However, the capability of aerial observers to reliably sight coastal sharks has not