Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on biogeographical diversity

Demersal chondrichthyans in the western Mediterranean: assemblages and biological parameters of their main species

(2016) Sergio Ram�rez-Amaro et al.   MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH

BeyondJaws: rediscovering the ‘lost sharks’ of southern Africa

(2015) DA Ebert et al.   AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Not all sawsharks are equal: species of co-existing sawsharks show plasticity in trophic consumption both within and between species

(2015) Vincent Raoult et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES

On the occurrence of the Southern Lanternshark, Etmopterus granulosus , off South Africa, with comments on the validity of E. compagnoi

(2015) Nicolas Straube et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY

Okamejei ornata n. sp., a new deep-water skate (Elasmobranchii, Rajidae) from the northwestern Indian Ocean off Socotra Islands

(2015) Simon Weigmann et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY

Biology of deep-water chondrichthyans: Introduction

(2015) C.F. Cotton et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY

Patterns in life history traits of deep-water chondrichthyans

(2015) Cassandra Rigby et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY

Elasmobranch capture by commercial small-scale fisheries in the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea Bissau

(2015) Helen Cross   FISHERIES RESEARCH

Fish market surveys indicate unsustainable elasmobranch fisheries in the Saudi Arabian Red Sea

(2015) Julia L.Y. Spaet et al.   FISHERIES RESEARCH

Elasmobranch bycatch associated with the shrimp trawl fishery off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Central America

(2015) Tayler M. Clarke et al.   FISHERY BULLETIN

Weight-length relationships of six batoids in the Ecuadorian Pacific

(2015) A. F. Romero-Caicedo et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY

Length-weight relationships of 33 fish species from New Zealand

(2015) R. Crec'hriou et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY

Geographical variability in life-history traits of a midslope dogfish: the brier sharkDeania calcea

(2015) B. E. A. Rochowski et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Rediscovery of the Threatened River Sharks, Glyphis garricki and G. glyphis, in Papua New Guinea

(2015) William T. White et al.   PLoS One

DNA capture reveals transoceanic gene flow in endangered river sharks

(2015) Chenhong Li et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Nueva especie del género Urobatis (Myliobatiformes: Urotrygonidae) del Pacífico oriental tropical

(2015) Luis Fernando Del Moral-Flores et al.   REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA TROPICAL

The pacific electric ray Torpedo (Tetronarce) californica Ayres, 1855, the first of the order Torpediniformes in the waters of russia, with comments on the formation of its range

(2015) V. N. Dolganov   Russian Journal of Marine Biology

Redescription of the eagle rays Myliobatis hamlyni Ogilby, 1911 and M. tobijei Bleeker, 1854 (Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae) from the East Indo-West Pacific

(2015) WILLIAM T. WHITE et al.   ZOOTAXA

Systematics and morphology of Potamotrygon orbignyi (Castelnau, 1855) and allied forms (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes: Potamotrygonidae)

(2015) JOÃO PAULO C. B. DA SILVA et al.   ZOOTAXA

Bythaelurus tenuicephalus n. sp., a new deep-water catshark (Carcharhiniformes, Scyliorhinidae) from the western Indian Ocean

(2015) CARINA JULIA KASCHNER et al.   ZOOTAXA

Fiddling with the proof: the Magpie Fiddler Ray is a colour pattern variant of the common Southern Fiddler Ray (Rhinobatidae: Trygonorrhina)

(2015) STEPHEN C. DONNELLAN et al.   ZOOTAXA

A checklist of the deep sea fishes of the Levant Sea, Mediterranean Sea

(2015) MENACHEM GOREN et al.   ZOOTAXA

Tetronarce cowleyi, sp. nov., a new species of electric ray from southern Africa (Chondrichthyes: Torpediniformes: Torpedinidae)

(2015) David A. Ebert et al.   ZOOTAXA

First record of Mollisquama sp. (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Dalatiidae) from the Gulf of Mexico, with a morphological comparison to the holotype description of Mollisquama parini Dolganov

(2015) MARK A. GRACE et al.   ZOOTAXA

Distribution and comments on the morphology of Centroscymnus owstonii Garman, 1906 (Squaliformes: Somniosidae), with focus on its occurrence in the Indian Ocean

(2015) Simon Weigmann et al.   Marine Biodiversity

Sizing ocean giants: patterns of intraspecific size variation in marine megafauna

(2015) Craig R. McClain et al.   PeerJ

The presence of lateral photophores correlates with increased speciation in deep-sea bioluminescent sharks

(2015) Julien M. Claes et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Site fidelity, survival and conservation options for the threatened flapper skate(Dipturus cf. intermedia)

(2014) Francis Neat et al.   AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

Large-scale distribution of three deep-water squaloid sharks: Integrating data on sex, maturity and environment

(2014) Teresa Moura et al.   FISHERIES RESEARCH

Redescription of Scymnodon ichiharai Yano and Tanaka 1984 (Squaliformes: Somniosidae) from the western North Pacific, with comments on the definition of somniosid genera

(2014) William T. White et al.   ICHTHYOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Length-weight relationship of stingrays in Kuala Selangor, Malaysia

(2014) K. C. Lim et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY

Publication date and author spelling for the hidden angelsharkSquatina occulta

(2014) V. V. Faria et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Morphology of the reproductive tract and acquisition of sexual maturity in males ofPotamotrygon magdalenae(Elasmobranchii: Potamotrygonidae)

(2014) Tania Del Mar Pedreros-Sierra et al.   JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY

Systematic revision of the Potamotrygon motoro (Müller & Henle, 1841) species complex in the Paraná-Paraguay basin, with description of two new ocellated species (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes: Potamotrygonidae)

(2014) Thiago Silva Loboda et al.   Neotropical Ichthyology

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

(2014) William T. White et al.   PLoS One

Species diversity of the deep-water gulper sharks (Squaliformes: Centrophoridae:Centrophorus) in North Atlantic waters - current status and taxonomic issues

(2014) Ana Veríssimo et al.   ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

A revised generic arrangement for the eagle ray family Myliobatidae, with definitions for the valid genera

(2014) WILLIAM T. WHITE   ZOOTAXA

Apristurus breviventralis, a new species of deep-water catshark (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from the Gulf of Aden

(2014) JUNRO KAWAUCHI et al.   ZOOTAXA

Carcharhinus humani sp. nov., a new whaler shark (Carcharhiniformes:Carcharhinidae) from the western Indian Ocean

(2014) WILLIAM T. WHITE et al.   ZOOTAXA

Rajella paucispinosa n. sp., a new deep-water skate (Elasmobranchii, Rajidae) from the western Indian Ocean off South Mozambique, and a revised generic diagnosis

(2014) SIMON WEIGMANN et al.   ZOOTAXA

First mature male record of Bathyraja schroederi Elasmobranchii, Arhynchobatidae) from the South Atlantic, with descriptions of its clasper and skeletal characters

(2014) MATTHIAS F.W. STEHMANN et al.   ZOOTAXA

Complementary redescription of Anacanthobatis ori (Wallace, 1967) and its assignment to Indobatis n. g. (Elasmobranchii, Anacanthobatidae), with comments on other legskates

(2014) SIMON WEIGMANN et al.   ZOOTAXA

The deepwater demersal ichthyofauna of the western Coral Sea

(2014) PETER R. LAST et al.   ZOOTAXA

Family-group names of Recent fishes

(2014) RICHARD VAN DER LAAN et al.   ZOOTAXA

Contribution to the taxonomy and distribution of Pristiophorus nancyae (Elasmobranchii: Pristiophoriformes) from the deep western Indian Ocean

(2014) Simon Weigmann et al.   Marine Biodiversity

Biogeographic patterns in the cartilaginous fauna (Pisces: Elasmobranchii and Holocephali) in the southeast Pacific Ocean

(2014) Carlos Bustamante et al.   PeerJ

Speciation of two stingrays with antitropical distributions: low levels of divergence in mitochondrial DNA and morphological characters suggest recent evolution

(2013) A Le Port et al.   Aquatic Biology

Status and the potential for extinction of the largetooth sawfishPristis pristisin the Atlantic Ocean

(2013) Joana Fernandez-Carvalho et al.   AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

Resurrection of New Caledonian maskray Neotrygon trigonoides (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae) from synonymy with N. kuhlii, based on cytochrome-oxidase I gene sequences and spotting patterns

(2013) Philippe Borsa et al.   COMPTES RENDUS BIOLOGIES

Biological observations on the bristly catsharkBythaelurus hispidusfrom deep waters off the south-west coast of India

(2013) K. V. Akhilesh et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Analysis of body shape for differentiating among species of rajids

(2013) C. Izzo et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Catch composition, reproductive biology and diet of the bramble sharkEchinorhinus brucus(Squaliformes: Echinorhinidae) from the south-eastern Arabian Sea

(2013) K. V. Akhilesh et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Comparisons of dental morphology in river stingrays (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) with new fossils from the middle Eocene of Peruvian Amazonia rekindle debate on their evolution

(2013) Sylvain Adnet et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Redescription of Paragaleus tengi (Chen, 1963) (Carcharhiniformes: Hemigaleidae) and first record of Paragaleus randalli Compagno, Krupp & Carpenter, 1996 from the western North Pacific

(2013) WILLIAM T. WHITE et al.   ZOOTAXA

Dipturus amphispinus sp. nov., a new longsnout skate (Rajoidei: Rajidae) from the Philippines

(2013) PETER R. LAST et al.   ZOOTAXA

Revision of the genus Centrophorus (Squaliformes: Centrophoridae): Part 1—Redescription of Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider), a senior synonym of C. acus Garman and C. niaukang Teng

(2013) WILLIAM T. WHITE et al.   ZOOTAXA

A review of the genus Cephaloscyllium (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from Taiwanese waters

(2013) KAZUHIRO NAKAYA et al.   ZOOTAXA

A DNA sequence-based identification checklist for Taiwanese chondrichthyans

(2013) NICOLAS STRAUBE et al.   ZOOTAXA

Redescription of Aetobatus flagellum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801), an endangered eagle ray (Myliobatoidea: Myliobatidae) from the Indo–West Pacific

(2013) WILLIAM T. WHITE et al.   ZOOTAXA

Morphological and taxonomic revision of species of Squatina from the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean (Chondrichthyes: Squatiniformes: Squatinidae)

(2013) DIEGO F. B. VAZ et al.   ZOOTAXA

Sphyrna gilberti sp. nov., a new hammerhead shark (Carcharhiniformes, Sphyrnidae) from the western Atlantic Ocean

(2013) JOSEPH M. QUATTRO et al.   ZOOTAXA

Planonasus parini n. g. and n. sp., a new genus and species of false cat sharks (Carchariniformes, Pseudotriakidae) from the deep northwestern Indian Ocean off Socotra Islands

(2013) SIMON WEIGMANN et al.   ZOOTAXA

An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Taiwan 

(2013) DAVID A. EBERT et al.   ZOOTAXA

Notes on shark and ray types at the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute (SCSFRI) in Guangzhou, China

(2013) WILLIAM T. WHITE et al.   ZOOTAXA

Introduction to the systematics and biodiversity of sharks, rays, and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of Taiwan

(2013) DAVID A. EBERT et al.   ZOOTAXA

A DNA Sequence–Based Approach To the Identification of Shark and Ray Species and Its Implications for Global Elasmobranch Diversity and Parasitology

(2012) G. J. P. Naylor et al.   BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

Relationship between body size and geographic range size of elasmobranchs from the Tropical Eastern Pacific: An initial approximation for their conservation

(2012) PA Mejia-Falla   CIENCIAS MARINAS

Aspects of the biology of the pygmy ribbontail catshark Eridacnis radcliffei (Proscylliidae: Carcharhiniformes) from the south-west coast of India

(2012) K. V. Akhilesh et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Species, sex, size and male maturity composition of previously unreported elasmobranch landings in Kuwait, Qatar and Abu Dhabi Emirate

(2012) A. B. M. Moore et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

A review of the taxonomy of chondrichthyan fishes: a modern perspective

(2012) W. T. White et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

An overview on the role of Hexanchiformes in marine ecosystems: biology, ecology and conservation status of a primitive order of modern sharks

(2012) A. Barnett et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

First record of Hydrolagus melanophasma James, Ebert, Long & Didier, 2009 (Chondrichthyes, Chimaeriformes, Holocephali) from the southeastern Pacific Ocean

(2012) Carlos Bustamante et al.   Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research

Feeding ecology of the deep-sea lanternshark Etmopterus pusillus (Elasmobranchii: Etmopteridae) in the northeast Atlantic

(2012) Rui Coelho et al.   SCIENTIA MARINA

Species delineation and global population structure of Critically Endangered sawfishes (Pristidae)

(2012) Vicente V. Faria et al.   ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Phylogeography of the Indo-West Pacific maskrays (Dasyatidae,Neotrygon): a complex example of chondrichthyan radiation in the Cenozoic

(2012) Melody Puckridge et al.   Ecology and Evolution

The artisanal elasmobranch fishery of the Pacific coast of Baja California, Mexico

(2011) Daniel Cartamil et al.   FISHERIES RESEARCH

Biogeographic patterns in the Australian chondrichthyan fauna

(2011) P. R. Last et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Chimaera opalescens n. sp., a new chimaeroid (Chondrichthyes: Holocephali) from the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean

(2011) E. A. Luchetti et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Pop-up archival satellite tagging of Carcharias taurus: movements and depth/temperature-related use of south-eastern Australian waters

(2011) N. M. Otway et al.   MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH

Body plan convergence in the evolution of skates and rays (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea)

(2011) Neil C. Aschliman et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

A taxonomic and morphological redescription of Potamotrygon falkneri Castex & Maciel, 1963 (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes: Potamotrygonidae)

(2011) João Paulo C. B. da Silva et al.   Neotropical Ichthyology

State of Knowledge of Coastal and Marine Biodiversity of Indian Ocean Countries

(2011) Mohideen Wafar et al.   PLoS One

The Diversity of Coral Reefs: What Are We Missing?

(2011) Laetitia Plaisance et al.   PLoS One

Morphological description of Dipturus mennii (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii: Rajidae) and its differentiation from Dipturus trachyderma

(2011) Renan A Moreira et al.   Zoologia

A New Legskate (Rajoidei: Genus Cruriraja) from Southern Africa

(2010) Neil C. Aschliman et al.   COPEIA

Trophic ecology of elasmobranchs caught off Gujarat, India, as inferred from stable isotopes

(2010) A. Borrell et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Molecular systematics of the skate subgenus Arctoraja (Bathyraja: Rajidae) and support for an undescribed species, the leopard skate, with comments on the phylogenetics of Bathyraja

(2010) Ingrid B. Spies et al.   ICHTHYOLOGICAL RESEARCH

World phylogeography and male-mediated gene flow in the sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus

(2010) DAVID S. PORTNOY et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Molecular phylogeny and node time estimation of bioluminescent Lantern Sharks (Elasmobranchii: Etmopteridae)

(2010) Nicolas Straube et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Cryptic diversity and species assignment of large lantern sharks of the Etmopterus spinax clade from the Southern Hemisphere (Squaliformes, Etmopteridae)

(2010) Nicolas Straube et al.   ZOOLOGICA SCRIPTA

Size distributions and sex ratios of sharks caught by Oman's artisanal fishery

(2009) A C Henderson et al.   AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Taxonomic confusion and market mislabelling of threatened skates: important consequences for their conservation status

(2009) Samuel P. Iglésias et al.   AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

Marine biodiversity at the community level: zoogeography of sharks, skates, rays and chimaeras in the southwestern Atlantic

(2009) Roberto C. Menni et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Temporal variation in the artisanal elasmobranch fishery of Sonora, Mexico

(2009) Joseph J. Bizzarro et al.   FISHERIES RESEARCH

Hongeo, a new skate genus (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae), with redescription of the type species

(2009) Choong-Hoon Jeong et al.   ICHTHYOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Morphometric convergence and molecular divergence: the taxonomic status and evolutionary history ofGymnura crebripunctataandGymnura marmoratain the eastern Pacific Ocean

(2009) W.D. Smith et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Species Delineation and Evolutionary History of the Globally Distributed Spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari)

(2009) V. P. Richards et al.   JOURNAL OF HEREDITY

Reproductive biology of the fanray, Platyrhina sinensis (Batoidea: Platyrhinidae) in Ariake Bay, Japan

(2008) Atsuko Yamaguchi et al.   ICHTHYOLOGICAL RESEARCH

DNA barcoding Australasian chondrichthyans: results and potential uses in conservation

(2008) Robert D. Ward et al.   MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH