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NEWSLETTER 07/2015 29.07.2015
 
Please acknowledge use of the database www.shark-references.com in your publications, and cite: 

Pollerspöck, J. & Straube, N. 2015, Bibliography database of living/fossil sharks, rays and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii, Holocephali), www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 2015
 

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"Shark-references" may know people who may be interested. David Ward and he have managed to obtain several jaws of Lamna nasus with data (North Sea). These are probably the last by catch landed under scientific licence before the complete EU ban. They will not sell these but will exchange them for other scientifically useful (modern, maybe fossil) material. If I know anyone interested, they can contact me. As these are CITES it will cost money for permits to ship outside the EU."
 
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Attached is a small image of the teeth of the lower jaw of the largest (2.25m) male Lamna nasus.
 

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Missing papers:

Many thanks to all friends of shark-references, who sent us some missing papers last month!

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Please support www.shark-references.com and send missing papers (not listed papers or papers without the info-symbol) to juergen.pollerspoeck@shark-references.com or nicolas.straube@shark-references.com




At the moment we are looking for the following papers:

 

Acta Zoologica (Stockholm) (new added)

CORRINGTON, J.D. 1930 Morphology of the anterior arteries of sharks. Acta Zoologica (Stockholm), 11 (2-3): 185-261

HOLMGREN, N. 1940 Studies on the head in fishes. Embryological, morphological, and phylogenetical researches. Part I. Development of the skull in sharks and rays. Acta Zoologica (Stockholm), 21 (1-3): 51-267

DISLER, N. 1961 On the structure of the laterosensory System in Sharks and Rays. Acta Zoologica (Stockholm), 42 (1-2): 163-175

FÄNGE, R. & SUNDELL, G. 1969 Lymphomyeloid Tissues, Blood Cells and Plasma Proteins in Chimaera monstrosa (Pisces, Holocephali). Acta Zoologica (Stockholm), 50 (1-2): 155-168

MEURLING, P. 1972 Pars intermedia and Background Adaptation in the Skate, Raja radiata. Acta Zoologica (Stockholm), 53 (2): 195-204

MEURLING, P. & FREMBERG, M. 1974 Effects of Partial Denervations of the Neuro-intermediate Lobe in the Skate, Raja radiata. Acta Zoologica (Stockholm), 55 (1): 7-15

FÄNGE, R. 1977 Size Relations of Lymphomyeloid Organs in Some Cartilaginous Fish. Acta Zoologica (Stockholm), 58 (3): 125-128

MORROW, W.J.W. & HARRIS, J.E. & PULSFORD, A. 1982 Immunological responses of the dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula L.) to cellular antigens. Acta Zoologica (Stockholm), 63 (3): 153-159

RODRIGUEZ-MOLDES, M.I. & ANADÓN, R. 1988 Ultrastructural Study of the Evolution of Globules in Coronet Cells of the Saccus Vasculosus of an Elasmobranch (Scyliorhinus canicula L.), with some Observations on Cerebrospinal Fluid-Contacting Neurons. Acta Zoologica (Stockholm), 69 (4): 217-224

PULSFORD, A. & ZAPATA, A. 1989 Macrophages and Reticulum Cells in the Spleen of the Dogfish, Scyliorhinus canicula. Acta Zoologica (Stockholm), 70 (4): 221-227

MATTISSON, A. & FÄNGE, R. & ZAPATA, A. 1990 Histology and Ultrastructure of the Cranial Lymphohaemopoietic Tissue in Chimaera monstrosa (Pisces, Holocephali). Acta Zoologica (Stockholm), 71 (2): 97-106

MUÑOZ-CHÁPULI, R. & DE ANDRÉS, A.V. & DINGERKUS, G. 1994 Coronary Artery Anatomy and Elasmobranch Phylogeny. Acta Zoologica (Stockholm), 75 (3): 249-254

 

Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (new added)

SIGNEUX, J. 1949 Notes paleoichthyologiques. I. Observations sur le genre Scapanorhynchus et ses relations.Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, (Série 2), 21 (5): 633-638, figs 1-3

SIGNEUX, J. 1949 Notes paléoichthyologiques. II: Sur les genres Isurus, Chiloscyllium et Triakis trouvés à l'état fossile dans le gisement sénonien de Sahel-Alma. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 21 (5): 635-638, 3 fig.

SIGNEUX, J. 1950 Notes Paléoichthyologiques. III: Squalidae fossiles du Sénonien de Sahel-Alma. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 22 (2): 315-319, fig.

SIGNEUX, J. 1951 Notes Paléoichthyologiques. IV: Les Rhinobatidae du Liban. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 23 (6): 693-695,1 pl.

SIGNEUX, J. 1954 Notes Paléoichthyologiques. VI (suite). Cas d'ovoviviparité chez un Rhinobate fossile. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 26 (5): 644-645

BRANISA, L. & HOFSTAETTER, R. & SIGNEUX, J. 1964 Addditions a la faune ichthyologique du Cretace supérieur de Bolivie. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, (Serie 2), 36: 279-297, 3 Fig.

BRANISA, L. & HOFSTETTER, R. 1966 Nouvelle contribution a I etude de la paléontologie et de I Age du groupe Puca (Cretace-Paleogene, Bolivie). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, (Série 2), 38: 301-310, 1 Fig.; Paris.

BLOT, J. 1980 La faune ichtyologique des gisements du Monte Bolca (Province de Ve´rone, Italie). Catalogue syste´matique pre´sentant l'etat actuel des recherches concernant cette faune. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, (Série 4), sect. C, 2 (4): 339-396.

 

Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum (new added)

ITOIGAWA, J. & NISHIMOTO, N. & HIROYUKI, A. 1977 Cretaceous fossil elasmobranchs from japan (first report). Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum, 4: 119-138

NISHIMOTO, H. & MOROZUMI, Y. 1979 Late Cretaceous elasmobranches from the Izumi Mountain Range.Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum, 6: 133-140

NOMURA, M. & HATANAKA, O. & NISHIMOTO, H. & KARASAWA, H. & NANAO NOJIRIKO GROUP 1991Megasqualus serriculus Jordan and Hannibal (Squalidae: Squaliformes: Elasmobranchii) from the Middle Miocene Nanao Calcareous Sandstone, Nanao City, Noto Peninsula, Central Japan. Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum, 18: 33-45

OKAMURA, Y. & FUDOUJI, Y. & KARASAWA, H. 2000 A first record of the genus Pseudaetobatus (Myliobatiformes, Myliobatidae) from the middle Eocene Okinoshima Group, Kyushu, Japan. Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum, 27: 199-200

 

Revista de la Societat Paleontologica d'Elx (new added)

MENDIOLA, C. 1995 Familia Zygzabatidae n. (Batomorphii, Myliobatoidea). Zygzabatis maroccana n. gen., n. sp. Revista de la Societat Paleontologica d'Elx, 1: 1-4, 2 tabl., 1 pl.

MENDIOLA, C. 1996 Rhincodon ferriolensis n. sp. (Neoselachii, Orectolobiformes, Rhincodontidae) del Burdigaliense superior de Elche (Sureste de España). Revista de la Societat Paleontologica d'Elx, 2: 1-6, 2 fig., 1 pl.

MENDIOLA, C. 1999 Myliobatoideos nuevos (Neoselachii, Batomorphii) del Thanesiense ? de oued Zem (Cuenca de los Ouled Abdoun, Marruecos). Revista de la Societat Paleontologica d'Elx, 6: 1-42, 10 fig., pl. 1-12

MENDIOLA, C. 2001 Hallazgo de Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus 1758) en el Plioceno superior de Conil de la Frontera (Cádiz, España). Revista de la Societat Paleontológica d'Elx, 7: 1-9

MENDIOLA, C. 2002 Notorynchus lawleyi Cigala Fulgosi 1983 (Chondrichthyes, Hexanchiformes) en el Plioceno inferior de Guardamar y Plioceno medio de Rojales (Sureste de España, Cuenca del Bajo Segura, Cordillera Bética Oriental). Revista de la Societat Paleontológica d'Elx, 8: 1-15

MENDIOLA, C. & MARTINEZ, J. 2003 La ictiofauna fósil (Chondrichthyes, Euselachii) del Mesozoico y Cenozoico de España. Revista de la Societat Paleontológica d'Elx, 9: 1-103

MENDIOLA, C. 2004 Primera cita española del género Ptychodus AGASSIZ 1839 (Chondrichthyes, Euselachii). Revista de la Societat Paleontológica d'Elx, 13: 1-14

MENDIOLA, C. & LÓPEZ, A. 2005 La ictiofauna fósil (Chondrichthyes, Euselachii) del Serravalliense de Alicante (Sureste de España). Revista de la Societat Paleontológica d'Elx, 14: 1-51

 

Transactions of the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies (new added)

BREARD, S. & STRINGER, G.L. 1995 Paleoenvironment of a diverse marine vertebrate fauna from the Yazoo Clay (Late Eocene) at Copenhagen, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. Transactions of the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies, 45: 77-85

STRINGER, G.L. & BREARD, S. 1997 Comparison of otolith-based paleoecology to other fossil groups: an example from the Cane River Formation (Eocene) of Louisiana. Transactions of the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies, 47: 563-570

BREARD, S. & STRINGER, G.L. 1999 Integrated paleoecology and marine vertebrate fauna of the Stone City Formation (Middle Eocene), Brazos River section, Texas. Transactions of the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies, 49: 132-142

STRINGER, G.L. & BREARD, S.Q. & KONTROVITZ, M. 2001 Biostratigraphy and paleoecology of diagnostic invertebrates and vertebrates from the type locality of the Oligocene Rosefield Marl Beds, Louisiana.Transactions of the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies, 51: 321-328

STRINGER, G.L. & MILLER, M. 2001 Paleoenvironmental interpretations based on vertebrate fossil assemblages: an example of their utilization in the Gulf Coast. Transactions of the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies, 51: 329-338

 

Journal of Ichthyology:

PINCHUK, V.I. & PERMITIN, Y.Y. 1970 New data on dogfish sharks of the Family Squalidae in the southeastern Atlantic. Journal of Ichthyology, 10 (3): 273-276

DOMANEVSKIY, L.N. 1975 The Frill Shark, Chlamydoselachus anguineus, from the Cape Blanc Area (Central Eastern Atlantic). Journal of Ichthyology, 15 (6): 1000-1002

GUBANOV, Y.P. 1978 The reproduction of some species of pelagic sharks from the equatorial zone of the Indian Ocean. Journal of Ichthyology, 18: 781-792

MYAGKOV, N.A. & KONDYURIN, V.V. 1978 Reproduction of the catshark Apristurus saldanha. Journal of Ichthyology, 4: 627-628

PIOTROVSKIY, A.S. & PRUT'KO, V.G. 1980 The occurrence of the goblin shark, Scapanorhynchus owstoni (Chondrichthyes, Scapanorhynchidae) in the Indian Ocean. Journal of Ichthyology, 20 (1): 124-125

LITVINOV, F.F. & AGAPOV, S.N. & KATALIMOV, V.G. & MIRONOV, S.G. 1983 Rate of tooth Replacement in Blue Shark, Prionace glauca (Carcharhinidae), in relation to Feeding. Journal of Ichthyology, 23 (1): 143-145

GUBANOV, E.P. 1985 Presence of the sharp tooth sand shark, Odontaspis ferox (Odontaspididae), in the open waters of the Indian Ocean. Journal of Ichthyology, 25 (2): 156-158

PARIN, N.V. & KOTLYAR, A.N. 1985 Electric rays of the genus Torpedo in open waters of the eastern south Pacific Ocean. Journal of Ichthyology, 26 (1): 1-12

MYAGKOV, N.A. & KONDYURIN, V.V. 1986 Dogfishes Squalus (Squalidae), of the Atlantic Ocean and comparative notes on the species of this genus from other regions. Journal of Ichthyology, 27 (1): 1-18

SHCHERBACHEV, Y.N. 1987 Preliminary list of thalassobathyal fishes of the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian Ocean. Journal of Ichthyology, 27 (2): 37-46

GUSHCHIN, A.V. & SUKHOVERSHIN, V.V. & KONOVALENKO, I.I. & SUKHORUKOVA, V.S. 1987 On the capture of the polar shark genus Somniosus (Squalidae) in the Southern Hemisphere. Journal of Ichthyology, 27 (1): 115-117

MYAGKOV, N.A. 1987 External structure of the cephalic brain of the pelagic shark, Squaliolus laticaudus.Journal of Ichthyology, 27 (6): 125-127

GUBANOV, E.P. 1988 Morphological characteristics of the requiem shark, Carcharinus obscurus , of the Indian Ocean. Journal of Ichthyology, 28 (6): 68-73

KASHKIN, N.I. 1989 Mesopelagic ichthyofauna of the southwestern Pacific. Journal of Ichthyology, 29 (3): 116-127, tabs 1-4

MANILO, L.G. 1993 New reports of fish on the shelf and upper slope of the Western Indian Ocean. Journal of Ichthyology, 33 (1): 128-136

SAVELEV, S.V. & CHERNIKOV, V.P. 1994 The oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, and its use of aerial olfaction in search for food. Journal of Ichthyology, 34 (6): 38-47

PSHENICHNOV, L.K. 1997 A new record for subantarctic fish fauna species of shark Squalus acanthias (Squalidae). Journal of Ichthyology, 37 (8): 678-679

NOVIKOV, N.P. 2002 Ecology of the ratfish Hydrolagus africanus (Gilchrist) from the Madagascar and Mozambique submarine ridges. Journal of Ichthyology, 42 (3): 271-274

 

Aqua, International Journal of Ichyology

LASSO, C.A. & RIAL, B.A. & LASSO-ALCALA, O. 1997 Notes on the biology of the freshwater stingrays Paratrygon aiereba (Müller & Henle, 1841) and Potamotrygon orbignyi (Castelnau, 1855) (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) in the Venezuelan Llanos. Aqua, International Journal of Ichyology, 2 (3): 39-50

HUMAN, B.A. 2011 Description of a unique catshark egg capsule (Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae) from the North West Shelf, Western Australia. Aqua, International Journal of Ichyology, 17 (4): 199-209
 

Upcoming Meetings:

  • EEA Meeting:
    Annual Scentific Meeting of the European Elasmobranch Association : 9, 10 and 11 October 2015. Deadline for early registration | June 30, 2015
    Deadline for conference registration | October 5, 2015
  • I Costa Rican Congress and IV Latin American Symposium of Ichthyology, San José, Costa Rica. Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR), Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica (UNA), Asociación Costarricence de Acuarismo para la Conservación de los Ecosistemas Dulceacuícolas (ACACED), and the Board of Directors from the Sociedad Ictiológica Mexicana (SIMAC)

    Details and registration: http://www.ichthyo-costarica2015.org/

 
  • Understanding, sustaining and restoring fish populations. Sydney, Australia. Aerial Function Centre, University of Technology, Sydney, Level 7, 235 Jones St (Building 10), New South Wales, Australia, 2007.
    Details and registration: http://www.asfb.org.au/events/2015/registration.html



     
  • FSBI 2015, Plymouth, United Kingdom: Biology, Ecology And Conservation Of Elasmobranchs. University of Plymouth: Sherwell Centre and Portland Square Building. 27-31 July 2015

    Details & registration: http://www.fsbi.org.uk/conference-2015/symposium-theme-3/

 
  • 14th DSBS, Aveiro, Portugal: 14th Deep Sea Biology Symposium. University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, 31 August - 4 September 2015

    Details & registration: http://14dsbs.web.ua.pt/14dsbs/Home.html

 


Want a meeting to be announced here? Please send your information material and meeting logo to juergen.pollerspoeck@shark-references.com ornicolas.straube@shark-references.com.
 
 
 
 

New described species/Taxonomic News:

 

Fossil:



CICIMURRI, D.J. & EBERSOLE, J.A. (2015): Paleocene chimaeroid fishes (Chondrichthyes: Holocephali) from the eastern United States, including two new species of Callorhinchus. PaleoBios, 32 (1): 1-29
New species: Callorhinchus phillipsi, Callorhinchus alfordi
 
Abstract: Isolated tooth plates collected from Paleocene deposits of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia represent four genera of chimaeroid fishes. Callorhinchus is reported in the fossil record of North America for the first time and is represented by material from the Danian (early Paleocene) of Mississippi and the Thanetian (late Paleocene) of Maryland and Virginia. Specimens from both locations are identified as new species, the Danian C. phillipsi n. sp. and the Thanetian C. alfordi n. sp. New PaleoceneElasmodus records from North America include two partial mandibulars belonging to E. hunteri from the Thanetian of Maryland, and a nearly complete mandibular from the Danian of New Jersey, tentatively assigned to cf. Elasmodus sp. Two species ofIschyodus are recognized, I. dolloi (Danian and Thanetian) and I. williamsae (Danian), but the two species have not been found in the same lithostratigraphic deposits.Edaphodon mirificus is known from the Danian of New Jersey and Mississippi, and the genus also occurs in the Thanetian of Virginia.


 

Extant:



DONNELLAN, S.C. & FOSTER, R. & JUNGE, C. & HUVENEERS, C. & ROGERS, P. & KILIAN, A. & BERTOZZI, T. (2015): Fiddling with the proof: the  is a colour pattern variant of the common Southern Fiddler Ray (Rhinobatidae: Trygonorrhina).Zootaxa, 3981 (3): 367–384
 
New synonym: Trygonorrhina melaleuca synonym of Trygonorrhina dumerilii
 
Abstract: The Magpie Fiddler ray, Trygonorrhina melaleuca Scott 1954, is presently South Australia’s (SA) rarest fish, represented by only three museum specimens collected near Adelaide over the past 60 years and listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. However, there is some doubt as to whether the Magpie Fiddler Ray is a different species from the widespread and common Southern Fiddler Ray, Trygonorrhina dumerilii (Castelnau 1873), resulting in two very contrasting scenarios for marine conservation. If the Magpie Fiddler Ray is a black and white patterned variant of the Southern Fiddler Ray then it will be removed from the Red List and appear as a synonym of T. dumerilii. Conversely, if it proves to be a different species then it remains SA’s rarest fish species and highly data deficient. We analysed mtDNA and the largest ever nuclear gene dataset (>4,000 loci) applied to chondrichthyan species level systematics from the most recently collected Magpie Fiddler Ray specimens and a geographically representative selection of Southern Fiddler Rays to determine the species status of this enigmatic ray. We found that the Magpie Fiddler Rays share a mitochondrial haplotype with 23 Southern Fiddler Rays and are not differentiated from 35 Southern Fiddler Rays at more than 4000 SNPs derived from DArTseq data. The morphological trait values that are putatively diagnostic for the Magpie Fiddler Ray fall within the range of variation observed among Southern Fiddler Rays. Our analyses are consistent with the notion that the Magpie Fiddler Ray is a rare colour and pattern variant of the widespread and abundant Southern Fiddler Ray. We also identified two hybrids between the Eastern and Southern Fiddler Rays, only the third time that hybrids have been identified in nature in chondrichthyans. Our results provide critical guidance in the assessment of its conservation status and an ending to a 60 year old conundrum for marine conservation.



WALOVICH, K.A. & EBERT, D.A. & LONG, D.J. & DIDIER, D.A. (2015):Redescription of Hydrolagus africanus (Gilchrist, 1922) (Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae), with a review of southern African chimaeroids and a key to their identification. African Journal of Marine Science, 37 (2): 157-165
 
Redescription/new neotype
 
Abstract: Hydrolagus africanus (Gilchrist, 1922) is a little‑known chimaeroid species, originally described from the KwaZulu‑ Natal coast of South Africa, with a range spanning the western Indian Ocean from Kenya, south to Mozambique and South Africa, and extending into the south‑eastern Atlantic to Namibia. This species is characterised by a lateral patch of denticles on the male prepelvic tenacula, a second dorsal fin slightly indented in the centre, a long, curved dorsal spine equal to or sometimes exceeding the height of the first dorsal fin, and a uniform light brown body with no distinctive markings or patterns and slightly darker brown fins. To clarify the taxonomic status of H. africanus, we examined and compared specimens from throughout its range in southern Africa. Because the syntypes of H. africanus are lost, we designate a neotype and redescribe the species based on the neotype and additional southern African specimens. In addition, we present a review of southern African chimaeroids and provide an updated key to their identification.
 

Parasites:


UTEVSKY, A. & GORDEEV, I. (2015): New tentacled leech Ceratobdella quadricornuta n. g., n. sp (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) parasitic on the starry skate Raja georgiana Norman from the Scotia Sea, Antarctica. Systematic Parasitology, 91 (3): 203-210
New genus: Ceratobdella
New species: Ceratobdella quadricornuta
Abstract: A new fish leech Ceratobdella quadricornuta n. g., n. sp. (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae), a parasite of the Antarctic skate Raja georgiana Norman (Rajiformes: Rajidae) collected between the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island in the Scotia Sea, is described and compared with related genera. Ceratobdella quadricornuta is characterised by an uncommon appearance of its anterior sucker bearing four well-developed tentacles and a unique combination of features of the reproductive and digestive systems: crop and intestine equally developed, posterior crop caeca separated; accessory glands, conductive tissue and external copulatory area lacking; common part of ejaculatory ducts (common atrium) voluminous and muscular, male copulatory bursa short, small ovisacs opening into female copulatory bursa (vagina).




 
 

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Latest Research Articles

 

Extant Chondrichthyes:

BARBINI, S.A. & LUCIFORA, L.O.  (2015): Big fish (and a smallish skate) eat small fish: diet variation and trophic level of Sympterygia acuta, a medium-sized skate high in the food web. Marine Ecology, in press  http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/maec.12273
BAŞUSTA, N. & BAŞUSTA, A.  (2015): Additional record of the bluntnose six-gill shark, Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788) from Iskenderun Bay with its morphometric measurements. J. Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment, 21 (2): 224-226 
BERNASCONI, J.F. & PERIER, M.R. & DI GIÁCOMO, E.E.  (2015): Standardized catch rate of cockfish, Callorhinchus callorynchus, in a bottom trawl fishery of Patagonia: Is it possible its use as a predictor of abundance trend? Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, 63 (2): 147-160  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1679-87592015093606302  
BOND, M.E. & TOLENTINO, E. & MANGUBHAI, S. & HOWEY, L.A.  (2015):Vertical and horizontal movements of a silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus) in the Fijian archipelago. Animal Biotelemetry 2015, 3:19 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40317-015-0055-6
BOUCHAALA, E. & BOUALI, M. & BEN ALI, Y. & MILED, N. & GARGOURI, Y. & FENDRI, A.  (2015): Biochemical Characterization and Molecular Modeling of Pancreatic Lipase from a Cartilaginous Fish, the Common Stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca). Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 176 (1): 151-169 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12010-015-1564-8
CHABOT, C.L.  (2015): Microsatellite loci confirm a lack of population connectivity among globally distributed populations of the tope shark Galeorhinus galeus (Triakidae). Journal of Fish Biology, in press  http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12727
CHEN, X. & XIANG, D. & XU, Y. & & SHI, X.  (2015): Complete mitochondrial genome of the scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini (Carcharhiniformes: Sphyrnidae). Mitochondrial DNA, 26 (4): 621-622 http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/19401736.2013.834432
CLAES, J.M. & NILSSON, D.E. & MALLEFET, J. & STRAUBE, N.  (2015): The preence of lateral photophores correlates with increased speciation in deep-sea bioluminescent sharks. Royal Society Open Science, open accesshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.150219 
CRUZ, V.P. & OLIVEIRA, C. & FORESTI, F.  (2015): An intriguing model for 5S rDNA sequences dispersion in the genome of freshwater stingray Potamotrygon motoro (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae). [in russian] Molekuliarnaia Biologiia, 49 (3): 525-528  http://dx.doi.org/10.7868/s0026898415030039
DA SILVA, C. & BOOTH, A.J. & DUDLEY, S.F.J. & KERWATH, S.E. & LAMBERTH, S.J. & LESLIE, R.W. & MCCORD, M.E. & SAUER, W.H.H. & ZWEIG, T.  (2015): The current status and management of South Africa's chondrichthyan fisheries. African Journal of Marine Science, 37 (2): 157-165 http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2015.1044471
DA SILVA, N.J. & FERREIRA, K.R.C. & PINTO, R.N.L. & AIRD, S.D.  (2015): A Severe Accident Caused by an Ocellate River Stingray (Potamotrygon motoro) in Central Brazil: How Well Do We Really Understand Stingray Venom Chemistry, Envenomation, and Therapeutics? Toxins, 7 (6): 2272-2288 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins7062272
DONNELLAN, S.C. & FOSTER, R. & JUNGE, C. & HUVENEERS, C. & ROGERS, P. & KILIAN, A. & BERTOZZI, T.  (2015): Fiddling with the proof: the Magpie Fiddler Ray is a colour pattern variant of the common Southern Fiddler Ray (Rhinobatidae: Trygonorrhina). Zootaxa, 3981 (3): 367–384 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3981.3.3
EBERT, D.A.  (2015): Deep–Sea Cartilaginous Fishes of the Southeastern Atlantic Ocean. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes No. 9, 264 p. 
EBERT, D.A. & MOSTARDA, E.  (2015): Identification guide to the deep–sea cartilaginous fishes of the Southeastern Atlantic Ocean. FAO, FishFinder Programme: 74 p.  
EBERT, D.A. & VAN HEES, K.E.  (2015): Beyond Jaws: rediscovering the ‘lost sharks’ of southern Africa. African Journal of Marine Science, 37 (2): 141-156 http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2015.1048730
ENDO, T. & KIMURA, O. & OGASAWARA, H. & OHTA, C. & KOGA, N. & KATO, Y. & HARAGUCHI, K.  (2015): Mercury, cadmium, zinc and copper concentrations and stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen in tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) culled off Ishigaki Island, Japan. Ecological Indicators, 55: 86-93 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.03.008
ESCALLE, L. & SPEED, C.W. & MEEKAN, M.G. & WHITE, W.T. & BABCOCK, R.C. & PILLANS, R.D. & HUVENEERS, C.  (2015): Restricted movements and mangrove dependency of the nervous shark Carcharhinus cautus in nearshore coastal waters. Journal of Fish Biology, in press  http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12724
FERNANDO, N. & HUI, S.-W. & TSANG, C.-C. & LEUNG, S.-Y. & NGAN, A.H.Y. & LEUNG, R.W.W. & GROFF, J.M. & LAU, S.K.P. & WOO, P.C.Y.  (2015): Fatal Fusarium solani species complex infections in elasmobranchs: the first case report for black spotted stingray (Taeniura melanopsila) and a literature review. Mycoses, 58 (7): 422-431  http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/myc.12342
GARDINER, J.M. & WHITNEY, N.M. & HUETER, R.E.  (2015): Smells Like Home: The Role of Olfactory Cues in the Homing Behavior of Blacktip Sharks, Carcharhinus limbatus. Integrative and Comparative Biology, in press http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icb/icv087
GARLA, R.C. & FREITAS, R.H.A. & CALADO, J.F. & PATERNO, G.B.C. & CARVALHO, A.R.  (2015): Public awareness of the economic potential and threats to sharks of a tropical oceanic archipelago in the western South Atlantic. Marine Policy, 60: 128–133  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2015.06.012
GARLA, R.C. & GARRONE-NETO, D. & GADIG, O.B.F.  (2015): Defensive strategies of neonate nurse sharks, Ginglymostoma cirratum, in an oceanic archipelago of the Western Central Atlantic. Acta Ethologica, 18 (2): 167-171 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10211-014-0200-x
GIBBS, L. & WARREN, A.  (2015): Transforming shark hazard policy: Learning from ocean-users and shark encounter in Western Australia. Marine Policy, 58: 116-124 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2015.04.014
GUFFEY, S.C. & FLIEGEL, L. & GOSS, G.G.  (2015): Cloning and characterization of Na(+)/H(+) Exchanger isoforms NHE2 and NHE3 from the gill of Pacific dogfish Squalus suckleyi. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part B, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 188: 46–53  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2015.06.003
HAMMERSCHLAG, N. & BRODERICK, A.C. & COKER, J.W. & COYNE, M.S. & DODD, M. & FRICK, M.G. & GODFREY, M.H. & GODLEY, B.J. & GRIFFIN, D.B.B. & HARTOG, K. & MURPHY, S.R. & MURPHY, T.M. & NELSON, E.R. & WILLIAMS, K.L. & WITT, M.J. & HAWKES, L.A.  (2015): Evaluating the landscape of fear between apex predatory sharks and mobile sea turtles across a large dynamic seascape.  Ecology, in press  http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/14-2113.1
HUVENEERS, C. & EBERT, D.A. & DUDLEYS.F.J.  (2015): The evolution of chondrichthyan research through a metadata analysis of dedicated international conferences between 1991 and 2014. African Journal of Marine Science, 37 (2): 129-139  http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2015.1042911
JABADO, R.W. & EBERT, D.A.   (2015): Sharks of the Arabian Seas: an identification guide. The International Fund for Animal Welfare, Dubai, UAE. 240 pp. 
KAKUMURA, K. & TAKABE, S. & TAKAGI, W. & HASEGAWA, K. & KONNO, N. & BELL, J.D. & TOOP, T. & DONALD, J.A. & KANEKO, T. & HYODO, S.  (2015):Morphological and molecular investigations of the holocephalan elephant fish nephron: the existence of a countercurrent-like configuration and two separate diluting segments in the distal tubule. Cell and Tissue Research, in press http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00441-015-2234-4
KLIMLEY, A.P.  (2015): Shark Trails of the Eastern Pacific. American Scientist, 103 (4): 276-283  
KOLMANN, M.A. & HUBER, D.R. & MOTTA, P.J. & GRUBBS, R.D.  (2015):Feeding biomechanics of the cownose ray, Rhinoptera bonasus, over ontogeny.Journal of Anatomy, in press  http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joa.12342
KOUSTENI, V. & MEGALOFONOU, P.  (2015): Aging and life history traits of the longnose spiny dogfish in the Mediterranean Sea: New insights into conservation and management needs. Fisheries Research, 168: 6-19 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2015.03.014
LARA-MENDOZA, R.E. & MÁRQUEZ-FARÍAS, J.F. & ROMÁN-REYES, J.C.  (2015): Feeding habits of the speckled guitarfish Rhinobatos glaucostigma (Elasmobranchii: Rhinobatidae). Journal of Fish Biology, in press http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12720
LESSA, R. & ANDRADE, H.A. & DE LIMA, K.L. & SANTANA, F.M.  (2015): Age and growth of the midwater crocodile shark Pseudocarcharias kamoharai. Journal of Fish Biology, in press  http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12717
MADIGAN, D.J. & BROOKS, E.J. & BOND, M.E. & GELSLEICHTER, J. & HOWEY, L.A. & ABERCROMBIE, D.L. & BROOKS, A. & CHAPMAN, D.D.  (2015): Diet shift and site-fidelity of oceanic whitetip sharks Carcharhinus longimanus along the Great Bahama Bank. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 529: 185-197 http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps11302
MICARELLI, P. & SPERONE, E. & GIGLIO, G. & PECCHIA, J. & ROMANO, C. & SCUDERI, A. & VESPAZIANI, L. & MELE, F.  (2015): Dorsal fin photoidentification: tool for long term studies of White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) behaviour. Abstract. In: 46° Congresso della Società Italiana di Biologia Marina Roma, 10-12 giugno 2015: 144-145 
MOHAMED, A.-R.M. & HUSSEIN, S.A. & LAZEM, L.F.  (2015): Spatiotemporal variability of fish assemblage in the Shatt Al-Arab River, Iraq. Journal of Coastal Life Medicine, 3 (1): 27-34  
O'BRYHIM, J.R. & PARSONS, E.C.M.  (2015): Increased knowledge about sharks increases public concern about their conservation. Marine Policy, 56: 43-47 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2015.02.007
OSAER, F. & NARVÁEZ, K. & PAJUELO, J.G. & LORENZO, J.M.  (2015): Sexual development and maturity scale for the angel shark Squatina squatina (Elasmobranchii: Squatinidae), with comments on the adequacy of general maturity scales. Sexuality and Early Development in Aquatic Organisms, 1: 117-132 http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/sedao00012
O'SHEA, O.R. & MANDELMAN, J. & TALWARA, B. & BROOKS, E.J.  (2015):Novel observations of an opportunistic predation event by four apex predatory sharks.Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, in press http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10236244.2015.1054097
PALMER, C. & YOUNG, M.T.  (2015): Surface drag reduction and flow separation control in pelagic vertebrates, with implications for interpreting scale morphologies in fossil taxa. Royal Society Open Science, 2 (1): 140163-140163 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.140163
RIGBY, C.L. & WEDDING, B.B. & GRAUF, S. & SIMPFENDORFER, C.A.  (2015):Novel method for shark age estimation using near infrared spectroscopy. Marine and Freshwater Research, in press  http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF15104
RIZZUTO, S. & CASINI, S. & COPPOLA, D. & GIANNETTI, M. & FOSSI, M.C. & VAN WYK, H. & SPERONE, E. & TRIPEPI, S. & MICARELLI, P. & MARSILI, L.  (2015): Skin biopsy as a sensitive non-lethal technique for the ecotoxicological studies of Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias Linnaeus, 1758). Abstract. In: 46° Congresso della Società Italiana di Biologia Marina Roma, 10-12 giugno 2015: 204-205 
ROLIM, F.A. & CALTABELLOTTA, F.P. & ROTUNDO, M.M. & VASKE-JÚNIOR, T.  (2015): Sexual dimorphism based on body proportions and ontogenetic changes in the Brazilian electric ray Narcine brasiliensis (von Olfers, 1831) (Chondrichthyes: Narcinidae) African Journal of Marine Science, 37 (2): 167-176 http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2015.1032350
RÖTHIG, T. & SPAET, J.L.Y. & KATTAN, A. & SCHULZ, I.K. & ROBERTS, M. & ROIK, A. & VOOLSTRA, C.R.  (2015): Repeated observations of cetaceans and carcharhiniformes associations in the Red Sea. Marine Biodiversity, in press http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12526-015-0356-2
SPERONE, E. & CIRCOSTA, A.L. & GIGLIO, G. & TRIPEPI, S. & MICARELLI, P.  (2015): Preliminary observations on Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) surface predatory activity. In: 46° Congresso della Società Italiana di Biologia Marina Roma, 10-12 giugno 2015: 160-161 
SUZUKI, S. & KASAI, K. & YAMAUCHI, K.  (2015): Characterization of little skate (Leucoraja erinacea) recombinant transthyretin: Zinc-dependent 3,3 ',5-triiodo-L-thyronine binding. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 217: 43-53 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2015.04.006
VARGAS-CARO, C. & BUSTAMANTE, C. & LAMILLA, J. & BENNETT, MB. & OVENDEN, J.R.  (2015): The phylogenetic position of the roughskin skate Dipturus trachyderma (Krefft & Stehmann, 1975) (Rajiformes, Rajidae) inferred from the mitochondrial genome. Mitochondrial DNA, in press http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/19401736.2015.1060462
WALOVICH, K.A. & EBERT, D.A. & LONG, D.J. & DIDIER, D.A.  (2015):Redescription of Hydrolagus africanus (Gilchrist, 1922) (Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae), with a review of southern African chimaeroids and a key to their identification. African Journal of Marine Science, 37 (2): 157-165 http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2015.1033012
WHITE, W.T. & LAST, P.R. & BAJE, L.  (2015): Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus , a new species of eagle ray (Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae) from northern Australia and New Guinea. Ichthyological Research, in press  http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10228-015-0480-9
WILSON, A.D.M. & BROWNSCOMBE, J.W. & KRAUSE, J. & KRAUSE, S. & GUTOWSKY, L.F.G. & BROOKS, E.J. & COOKE, S.J.  (2015): Integrating network analysis, sensor tags, and observation to understand shark ecology and behavior.Behavioral Ecology, in press  http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arv115


Parasitology:
UTEVSKY, A. & GORDEEV, I.  (2015): New tentacled leech Ceratobdella quadricornuta n. g., n. sp (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) parasitic on the starry skate Raja georgiana Norman from the Scotia Sea, Antarctica. Systematic Parasitology, 91 (3): 203-210  http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11230-015-9570-3


Extinct Chondrichthyes:
BIANUCCI, G. & DI CELMA, C. & LANDINI, W. & POST, K. & TINELLI, C. & DE MUIZON, C. & GARIBOLDI, K. & MALINVERNO, E. & CANTALAMESSA, G. & GIONCADA, A. & COLLARETA, A. & GISMONDI, R.-S. & VARAS-MALCA, R. & URBINA, M. & LAMBERT, O.  (2015): Distribution of fossil marine vertebrates in Cerro Colorado, the type locality of the giant raptorial sperm whale Livyatan melvillei (Miocene, Pisco Formation, Peru). Journal of Maps, in press http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2015.1048315
CICIMURRI, D.J. & EBERSOLE, J.A.  (2015): Paleocene chimaeroid fishes (Chondrichthyes: Holocephali) from the eastern United States, including two new species of Callorhinchus. PaleoBios, 32 (1): 1-29 
GOUIRIC-CAVALLI, S. & CIONE, A.L.  (2015): Fish faunas from the Late Jurassic (Tithonian) Vaca Muerta Formation of Argentina: one of the most important Jurassic marine ichthyofaunas of Gondwana. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, in press  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2015.07.002
LONG, J.A. & BURROW, C.J. & GINTER, M. & MAISEY, J.G. & TRINAJSTIC, K.M. & COATES, M.I. & YOUNG, G.C. & SENDEN, T.J.  (2015): Correction: First Shark from the Late Devonian (Frasnian) Gogo Formation, Western Australia Sheds New Light on the Development of Tessellated Calcified Cartilage. PLoS ONE, 10 (6): e0131502  http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131502
LUEBKE, A. & ENAX, J. & LOZA, K. & PRYMAK, O. & GAENGLER, P. & FABRITIUS, H.-O. & RAABE, D. & EPPLE, M.  (2015): Dental lessons from past to present: ultrastructure and composition of teeth from plesiosaurs, dinosaurs, extinct and recent sharks. Royal Society of Chemistry Advances, in press http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5RA11560D
MECO, J. & KOPPERS, A.A.P. & MIGGINS, D.P. & LOMOSCHITZ, A. & BETANCORT, J.-F.  (2015): The Canary record of the evolution of the North Atlantic Pliocene: New 40Ar/39Ar ages and some notable palaeontological evidence.Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 435: 53–69 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2015.05.027
MO, J. & BUFFETAUT, E. & TONG, H. & AMIOT, R. & CAVIN, L. & CUNY, G. & SUTEETHORN, V. & SUTEETHORN, S. & JIANG, S.  (2015): Early Cretaceous vertebrates from the Xinlong Formation of Guangxi (southern China): a review.Geological Magazine, in press  http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0016756815000394
SIBERT, E.C. & NORRIS, R.D  (2015): New Age of Fishes initiated by the Cretaceous−Paleogene mass extinction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, in press  http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1504985112
SÖDERBLOM, F.  (2015): Disparity of Early Cretaceous Lamniformes Sharks.Published at Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University (www.geo.uu.se) 
TOMITA, T. & YOKOYAMA, K.  (2015): The First Cenozoic Record of a Fossil Megamouth Shark (Lamniformes, Megachasmidae) from Asia. Paleontological Research, 19 (3): 204-207  http://dx.doi.org/10.2517/2015PR004
 
 

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