Taxonomic Identification of Two Poorly Known Lantern Shark Species Based on Mitochondrial DNA From Wet-Collection Paratypes Stefanie Agne, Gavin J. P. Naylor, Michaela Preick, Lei Yang, Ralf Thiel, Simon Weigmann, Johanna L. A. Paijmans, Axel Barlow, Michael Hofreiter, Nicolas Straube ABSTRACT: Etmopteridae (lantern sharks) is the most species-rich family of sharks, comprising more than 50
Modeling the Individual Growth of the Bonnethead Shark Sphyrna tiburo of the Western Gulf of Mexico Using the Multimodel Approach Olmeda-de la Fuente, S.E.; Rodríguez-Castro, J.H.; Ramírez-de León, J.A.; Caballero-Rico, F.C.; Rodríguez-Olmeda, J.A. ABSTRACT: To describe the growth pattern of the bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo) in the Gulf of Mexico, a von Bertalanffy (VB) model
Fear at the top: killer whale predation drives white shark absence at South Africa’s largest aggregation site AV Towner, RGA Watson, AA Kock, Y Papastamatiou, M Sturup, E Gennari, K Baker, T Booth, M Dicken, W Chivell, S Elwen, T Kaschke, D Edwards, MJ Smale ABSTRACT: Risk-induced fear effects exerted by top predators are pervasive
Decoding the dynamics of dental distributions: insights from shark demography and dispersal Sora L. Kim, Justin D. Yeakel, Meghan A. Balk, Jaelyn J. Eberle, Sarah Zeichner, Dina Fieman, Jürgen Kriwet ABSTRACT: Shark teeth are one of the most abundant vertebrate fossils, and because tooth size generally correlates with body size, their accumulations document the size
Tiger Shark Attack on a Scuba Diver in New Caledonia Claude Maillaud MD, PhD, Joseph Fournier MD, MS, Anne-Laure Guittonneau MD, Philippe Tirard Assistant Engineer, Tyler Bowling MS, Gavin Naylor PhD ABSTRACT: Herein we report an unprovoked shark attack on a scuba diver in New Caledonia. The species responsible for the attack was identified as
Age, growth and maturity of Southern Ocean skates (Bathyraja spp.) from the Kerguelen Plateau Darren Wong, Jonathan J. Smart, Joshua Barrow, Jaimie Cleeland, Peter Yates, Philippe Ziegler, Justin R. Rizzari ABSTRACT: Three species of Southern Ocean skates, Bathyraja eatonii, Bathyraja irrasa and Bathyraja murrayi, are commonly caught as incidental by-catch in fisheries around Heard Island
Extinction risk, reconstructed catches and management of chondrichthyan fishes in the Western Central Atlantic Ocean Brendan S. Talwar, Brooke Anderson, Cristopher G. Avalos-Castillo, María del Pilar Blanco-Parra, Alejandra Briones, Diego Cardeñosa, John K. Carlson, Patricia Charvet, Charles F. Cotton, Zoe Crysler, Danielle H. Derrick, Michael R. Heithaus, Katelyn B. Herman, Olga Koubrak, David W. Kulka,
Extraction of Biocompatible Collagen From Blue Shark Skins Through the Conventional Extraction Process Intensification Using Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents Batista MP, Fernández N, Gaspar FB, Bronze MdR and Duarte ARC ABSTRACT: The disposal of large amounts of skin waste resulting from the blue shark fishing industry presents several industrial and environmental waste management concerns. In
Acoustic detection of the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) using multifrequency split beam echosounder in Svalbard waters Egil Ona, Julius Nielsen ABSTRACT: The conservation status of the long-lived Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) is unknown, and methods for non-invasively estimating local or regional abundances are wanted. Using a multifrequency split beam echosounder during long line fishery for
Sixth sense in the deep-sea: the electrosensory system in ghost shark Chimaera monstrosa Bottaro, M. ABSTRACT: Animals that continually live in deep sea habitats face unique challenges and require adaptive specializations solutions in order to locate and identify food, predators, and conspecifics. The Ampullae of Lorenzini are specialized electroreceptors used by chondrichthyans for important biological
High resolution acoustic telemetry reveals swim speeds and inferred field metabolic rates in juvenile white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) James M. Anderson ,Emily Spurgeon, Brian S. Stirling, Jack May III, Patrick. T. Rex, Bobby Hyla, Steve McCullough, Marten Thompson, Christopher G. Lowe ABSTRACT: White sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are the largest shark species to display regional endothermy.
Serum protein electrophoresis reference intervals for six species of wild-sampled sharks in South Florida Samantha L Shinder, Carolyn Cray, Neil Hammerschlag, Liza Merly ABSTRACT: Serum proteins found in the blood have been used as diagnostic markers in both human and animal medicine. Evaluating proteins in the blood of sharks may be a valuable way to
Exploration of the Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) Plasma Immunoproteome Using High-Resolution LC-MS/MS Fiona K. Bakke, Manu Kumar Gundappa, Hanover Matz, David A. Stead, Daniel J. Macqueen, Helen Doole ABSTRACT: Many animals of scientific importance lack species-specific reagents (e.g., monoclonal antibodies) for in-depth studies of immune proteins. Mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics has emerged as a useful
Status of Southeast Asia’s marine sharks and rays Naomi Clark-Shen, Andrew Chin, Sirachai Arunrugstichai, Jessica Labaja, Meira Mizrahi, Benaya Simeon, Neil Hutchinson ABSTRACT: In Southeast Asia elasmobranchs are particularly threatened. We synthesized knowledge from the peer-reviewed and gray literature on elasmobranchs in the region, including their fisheries, status, trade, biology, and management. Our assessment included
Diet composition and feeding habits of the crocodile shark, Pseudocarcharias kamoharai Marcos D. Calle-Morán, Ana R. Hernández-Téllez, Evelyn R. Tibán-Vivar, Yari E. Intriago-Vera, Israel G. Del Valle-Coello, Beatriz C. Loor-Jama, Ángel R. Ganchozo-López ABSTRACT: The objective of the present study was to determine the diet composition and feeding habits of the crocodile shark, Pseudocarcharias kamoharai,