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New Images

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Frederik H. Mollen (Elasmobranch Research Belgium) for the images of Myliobatis californica GILL, 1865 (ERB 1093), female, 41,9 cm DW, 68,5 cm TL, California, USA

Pradip Patade, India for images of Himantura leoparda MANJAJI-MATSUMOTO & LAST, 2008, female, Sasoon Dock, Mumbai, India on 30th March, 2018

Sarah Viana for images of a adult male, 645 mm TL (MNHN 1997 3625) of Squalus melanurus FOURMANOIR, 1979

G. Case for images of Archaeotriakis rochelleae CASE, 1978 (Holotype, (MTA 20), x 36 (SEM), upper lateral tooth) and Tomewingia problematica (CASE & CAPPETTA, 1997)(tooth (AMNH 12200a), basal view, paratype)

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II Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology – Montpellier 2018

ESEB is delighted to welcome you to the Second Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology. Joint Congresses take place every six years and bring together four of the world's largest academic societies in the field of evolutionary biology: the European Society for Evolutionary Biology, the American Society of Naturalists, the Society for the Study of Evolution and the Society of Systematic Biologists. The first joint congress was in Ottawa, Canada in 2012. The current (i.e. second) will be held in Montpellier, France, on August 19-22 2018.

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Save the date! 25. - 29. March 2019

The Mexican Society of Cartilaginous Fishes A.C., in coordination with the Planetarium of Playa del Carmen SAYAB, invites to participate in the First Latin American Conference of Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras, and the VIII National Symposium of Sharks and Rays.

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5^th International Whale Shark Conference (IWSC5) from 28-31 May 2019

From 28-31 May 2019, the town of Exmouth in the Ningaloo Coast World Heritage Area will welcome delegates to the 5^th International Whale Shark Conference (IWSC5), a meeting of the world’s leading whale shark scientists, conservationists, natural resource managers and tourism managers. This is the fifth such conference to be held, following on from the successful IWSC4 held in Doha, Qatar in 2016. This meeting is timed to showcase Ningaloo’s world’s best practice whale shark management program and will follow the Ningaloo Whaleshark Festival, an annual community event that celebrates these magnificent animals.

IWSC5 will bring together local scientists, researchers and postgraduate students to interact with international colleagues and collaborators to explore all aspects of whale shark biology and ecology and how this can translate to direct, on-ground conservation efforts. Delegates from around the world will be treated to four days of presentations, workshops, social functions and experiencing the world renowned Ningaloo whale shark tourism industry to forge new relationships and collaborations and debate ideas.

A core focus of IWSC5 will be bringing together end users of the science being presented, such as tourism managers, marine park managers and conservation groups. This will improve the uptake and application of research and help develop collaborations between research scientists and managers and industry.

For further information contact iwsc5@dbca.wa.gov.au. The webpage is under construction, please add to your favourites www.iwsc5.info

TAXONOMIC NEWS/ NEW SPECIES

Extant Chondrichthyes:

VIANA, S.T.F.L. & DE CARVALHO, M.R. (2018): Squalus rancureli Fourmanoir, 1979, a new junior synonym of the blacktailed spurdog S. melanurus Fourmanoir, 1979, and updated diagnosis of S. bucephalus Last, Séret & Pogonoski, 2007 from New Caledonia (Squaliformes, Squalidae). Zoosystema, 40 (9): 159-177

New synonym: Squalus rancureli Fourmanoir, 1979, a new junior synonym of the blacktailed spurdog S. melanurus Fourmanoir, 1979

Abstract: Squalus rancureli Fourmanoir, 1979 and S. melanurus Fourmanoir, 1979 are deep-sea sharks described from off New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Morphological separation between them is limited to caudal fin coloration and a few morphometric characters. These two nominal species were described as new in more than one taxonomic account, thus requiring nomenclatural elucidation. Taxonomic complexity behind S. rancureli and S. melanurus has been disregarded and underestimated in previous studies, and indicated to rely on propagation of erroneous authorship and negligence of requirements from the International Code on Zoological Nomenclature for describing new taxa. Analysis of type material and topotypic specimens revealed congruency of external morphology, external measurements and meristic data, suggesting conspecificity. Squalus rancureli is herein considered a junior synonym of S. melanurus, and authorship of these nominal species is clarified. Differential diagnosis and redescription of S. melanurus and an updated diagnosis of S. bucephalus Last, Séret & Pogonoski, 2007 are also provided based on new material. Comparative examinations with other regional congeners support their validity and recognition of a third species provisionally identified as Squalus cf. montalbani. Squalus melanurus is easily distinguished from S. bucephalus Last, Séret & Pogonoski, 2007 by bearing a black caudal-fin lower lobe, snout conspicuously elongate, dermal denticles tricuspidate, and smaller number of vertebrae (vs whitish caudal-fin lower lobe, snout conspicuously short, dermal denticles unicuspidate, higher number of vertebrae).

Extinct Chondrichthyes:

PROKOFIEV, A.M. & SYCHEVSKAYA, E.K. (2018): Basking Shark (Lamniformes: Cetorhinidae) from the Lower Oligocene of the Caucasus. Journal of Ichthyology, 58 (2): 127–138
New genus: Caucasochasma
New species: Caucasochasma zherikhini
Abstract: Based on an almost complete impression from the base of the Pshekha Horizon (layer 2, Planorbella Beds, zone NP 21) of the North Caucasus (lower early Oligocene), we describe the basking shark Caucasochasma zherikhini gen. et sp. nov., differing from other members of family Cetorhinidae by higher number of vertebrae, weakly developed lower lobe of caudal fin, and details of the structure of gill rakers. Based on the structure of the body, it is not excluded that the described taxon was associated with the bottom to a greater degree than other species of the family (Keasius parvus and C. maximus), for which the structure of the body is known. The accumulations of plankton at the bottom could be a possible food resource for Caucasochasma.

Parasites:
SCHAEFFNER, B.C. & MARQUES, F.P.L. (2018): Integrative taxonomy unravels the species diversity of Parachristianella (Cestoda : Trypanorhyncha) from both sides of the Panamanian isthmus. Invertebrate Systematics, 32 (2): 278-318
New species: Parachristianella mendozai, Parachristianella kuchtai, Parachristianella campbelli, Parachristianella soldanovae, Parachristianella dollfusi
Abstract: The uplift of the Panamanian isthmus in the Pliocene caused the termination of gene flow among members of many ancestral populations of marine lineages leading the diversification of geminate species confined to opposite sides of Central America. This palaeogeographical event has been evoked to explain the diversification of few lineages of batoids with trans-isthmian distribution. As such, there is the expectation that this vicariance event also affected lineages of parasites associated with them. Our study suggests that this event can explain the diversification of ParachristianellaDollfus, 1946 (Trypanorhyncha : Eutetrarhynchidae) in the Caribbean Sea and tropical eastern Pacific Ocean. We provide molecular, morphological and biogeographical evidence to recognise five lineages within this genus inhabiting the coastal waters of Panama, including P. parva Campbell & Beveridge, 2007 and four new species: P. mendozai, sp. nov., P. kuchtai, sp. nov., P. campbelli, sp. nov. and P. soldanovae, sp. nov. These species can be diagnosed by unambiguous sets of molecular characters. The morphological cohesiveness of sister species, which most likely diverged from around 3 million years ago through the uplift of the Panamanian isthmus, suggests that the traditional emphasis on the tentacular armature to circumscribe species within trypanorhynchs might underestimate the diversity of recently diverged lineages.

QUITERIO-RENDON, G. & MONKS, S. & PULIDO-FLORES, G. (2018): Neonchocotyle violantei n. sp (Monogenea, Hexabothriidae) from Pseudobatos lentiginosus(Rhinopristiformes, Rhinobatidae) of Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico. Revista Brasileira De Parasitologia Veterinaria, 27 (1): 33-41
New species: Neonchocotyle violantei
Abstract: Neonchocotyle violantei n. sp. (Monogenea: Hexabothriidae) infects the gill of the Atlantic guitarfish, Pseudobatos lentiginosus (Rhinopristiformes, Rhinobatidae) from littoral waters of Celestun, Yucatan, Mexico. It is assigned to Neonchocotyle because it has, among other features, an asymmetrical haptor, a seminal receptacle, a smooth ootype, and an egg with two elongate filaments. It differs from Neonchocotyle pastinacae, the only congener, by having a small body (821 long by 315 wide, length to width = 2.6:1), two pairs of microhooks between the haptoral appendix suckers, extracaecal (submarginal) vaginal pores, and 5-9 testes. This is the first record of a species of Neonchocotyle in the Gulf of Mexico, the first monogenean reported from P. lentiginosus in Mexico and the second species of Hexabothriidae reported from Mexico.

RODRIGUEZ-IBARRA, E. & PULIDO-FLORES, G. & VIOLANTE-GONZALEZ, J. & MONKS, S. (2018): A new species of Acanthobothrium (Eucestoda: Onchobothriidae) in Aetobatus cf. narinari (Myliobatidae) from Campeche, Mexico. Revista Brasileira De Parasitologia Veterinaria, 27 (1): 67-74
New species: Acanthobothrium marquesi
Abstract: The helminthological examination of nine individuals of Aetobatus cf. narinari (spotted eagle ray; raya pinta; arraia pintada) revealed the presence of an undescribed species of cestode of the genus Acanthobothrium. The stingrays were collected from four locations in México: Laguna Términos, south of Isla del Carmen and the marine waters north of Isla del Carmen and Champotón, in the State of Campeche, and Isla Holbox, State of Quintana Roo. The new species, nominated Acanthobothrium marquesi, is a category 3 species (i.e, the strobila is long, has more than 50 proglottids, the numerous testicles greater than 80, and has asymmetrically-lobed ovaries); at the present, the only category 3 species that has been reported in the Western Atlantic Ocean is Acanthobothrium tortum. Acanthobothrium marquesi n. sp. can be distinguished from A. tortum by length (26.1 cm vs. 10.6 cm), greater number of proglottids (1,549 vs. 656), a larger scolex (707 μm long by 872 μm wide vs. 699 μm long by 665 μm wide), larger bothridia (626 μm long by 274 μm wide vs. 563 μm long by 238 μm wide). This is the first report of a species of Acanthobothrium from the Mexican coast of the Gulf México.

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Latest Research Articles

Extant Chondrichthyes:
ACERO, P.A. & POLO‐SILVA, C.J. & LEÓN, J. & PUENTES, V. (2018) First report of a sleeper shark (Somniosus sp.) in the southern Colombian Caribbean. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, in press  http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jai.13712
ALMERÓN-SOUZA, F. & SPERB, C. & CASTILHO, C.L. & FIGUEIREDO, P.I.C.C. & GONÇALVES, L.T. & MACHADO, R. & OLIVEIRA, L.R. & VALIATI, V.H. & FAGUNDES, N.J.R. (2018) Molecular Identification of Shark Meat From Local Markets in Southern Brazil Based on DNA Barcoding: Evidence for Mislabeling and Trade of Endangered Species. Frontiers in Genetics, 9: 138  http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2018.00138
APPLEYARD, S.A. & WHITE, W.T. & VIEIRA, S. & SABUB, B. (2018) Artisanal shark fishing in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea: biomass estimation from genetically identified shark and ray fins. Scientific Reports, 8: 6693  http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25101-8
BANGLEY, C.W. & PARAMORE, L. & SHIFFMAN, D.S. & RULIFSON, R.A. (2018) Increased Abundance and Nursery Habitat Use of the Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas) in Response to a Changing Environment in a Warm-Temperate Estuary. Scientific Reports, 8: 6018  http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24510-z
BARBINI, S.A. & SABADIN, D.E. & LUCIFORA, L.O. (2018) Comparative analysis of feeding habits and dietary niche breadth in skates: the importance of body size, snout length, and depth. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, in press  http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11160-018-9522-5
BOUSSARIE, G. & BAKKER, J. & WANGENSTEEN, O.S. & MARIANI, S. & BONNIN, L. & JUHEL, J.-B. & KISZKA, J.J. & KULBICKI, M. & MANEL, S. & ROBBINS, W.D. & VIGLIOLA, L. & MOUILLOT, D. (2018) Environmental DNA illuminates the dark diversity of sharks. Science Advances, 4 (5): eaap9661  http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aap9661
BOUYOUCOS, I.A. & SUSKI, C.D. & MANDELMAN, J.W. & BROOKS, E.J. (2018) In situ swimming behaviors and oxygen consumption rates of juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris). Environmental Biology of Fishes, 101 (5): 761-773  http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10641-018-0736-0
BRUCKNER, A.W. & COWARD, G. (2018) Unusual occurrence of abnormal skin pigmentation in blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus). Coral Reefs, 37 (2): 389–389  http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-018-1663-4
BUNHOLI, I.V. & DA SILVA FERRETTE, B.L. & DE BIASI, J.B. & DE OLIVEIRA MAGALHÃES, C. & ROTUNDO, M.M. & OLIVEIRA, C. & FORESTI, F. & MENDONÇA, F.F. (2018) The fishing and illegal trade of the angelshark: DNA barcoding against misleading identifications. Fisheries Research, 206: 193–197  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2018.05.018
CRAMP, J.E. & SIMPFENDORFER, C.A. & PRESSEY, R.L. (2018) Beware silent waning of shark protection. Science, 360 (6390): 723-723  http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aat3089
DE LA CRUZ-AGUERO, J. & GARCIA-RODRIGUEZ, F.J. & COTA-GOMEZ, V.M. (2018) Length-Weight Relationships of Five Elasmobranch Species from the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 18 (8): 1005-1007  http://dx.doi.org/10.4194/1303-2712-v18_8_09
DENTON, J.S.S. & MAISEY, J.G. & GRACE, M. & PRADEL, A. & DOOSEY, M.H. & BART, H.L. & NAYLOR, G.J.P. (2018) Cranial morphology in Mollisquama sp. (Squaliformes; Dalatiidae) and patterns of cranial evolution in dalatiid sharks. Journal of Anatomy, in press  http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joa.12823
DIAMANT, S. & ROHNER, C.A. & KISZKA, J.J. & GUILLEMAIN D’ECHON, A. & GUILLEMAIN D’ECHON, T. & SOURISSEAU, E. & PIERCE, S.J. (2018) Movements and habitat use of satellite-tagged whale sharks off western Madagascar. Endangered Species Research, 36: 49–58  http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/esr00889
DU, Y. & ZHAO, G. & SUN, Z.Z. & GU, Y.Q. (2018) Bionic structure of shark's gill jet orifice based on artificial muscle. Journal of Central South University, 25 (4): 855-865  http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11771-018-3789-5
ELHASSAN, I.S. (2018) Occurrence of the green sawfish Pristis zijsron in the Sudanese Red Sea with observations on reproduction. Endangered Species Research, 36: 41-47  http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/esr00873
FEUNTEUN, A. & DE SCHREVEL, C. & VERHAEGEN, M. & CHEVALLIER, D. & DUCHEMIN, M. & ZIANI, N. & DE MONTGOLFIER, B. (2018) First evaluation of the cookie-cutter sharks (Isistius sp.) predation pattern on different cetacean species in Martinique. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 101 (5): 749-759  http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10641-018-0735-1
FINUCCI, B. & DUNN, M.R. & JONES, E.G. (2018) Aggregations and associations in deep-sea chondrichthyans. ICES Journal of Marine Science, in press: fsy034  http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsy034
FRENCH, G.C.A. & RIZZUTO, S. & STURUP, M. & INGER, R. & BARKER, S. & VAN WYK, J.H. & TOWNER, A.V. & HUGHES, W.O.H. (2018) Sex, size and isotopes: cryptic trophic ecology of an apex predator, the white shark Carcharodon carcharias. Marine Biology, 165 (6): 102  http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-018-3343-x
GALLAGHER, A.J. & PAPASTAMATIOU, Y.P. & BARNETT, A. (2018) Apex predatory sharks and crocodiles simultaneously scavenge a whale carcass. Journal of Ethology, 36 (2): 205-209  http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10164-018-0543-2
GILMAN, E. & CHALOUPKA, M. & MUSYL, M. (2018) Effects of pelagic longline hook size on species- and size-selectivity and survival. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 28 (2): 417-433  http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11160-017-9509-7
GRANT, S.M. & SULLIVAN, R. & HEDGES, K.J. (2018) Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) feeding behavior on static fishing gear, effect of SMART (Selective Magnetic and Repellent-Treated) hook deterrent technology, and factors influencing entanglement in bottom longlines. PeerJ, 6: e4751  http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4751
GRIBOUVAL, L. & SOURDAINE, P. & LAREYRE, J.J. & BELLAICHE, J. & LE GAC, F. & MAZAN, S. & GUIARDIERE, C. & AUVRAY, P. & GAUTIER, A. (2018) The nanos1 gene was duplicated in early Vertebrates and the two paralogs show different gonadal expression profiles in a shark. Scientific Reports, 8: 6942  http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24643-1
HAMMERSCHLAG, N. & SKUBEL, R.A. & SULIKOWSKI, J. & IRSCHICK, D.J. & GALLAGHER, A.J. (2018) A Comparison of Reproductive and Energetic States in a Marine Apex Predator (the Tiger Shark, Galeocerdo cuvier). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 91 (4): 933-942  http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/698496
HAQUE, A.B. & BISWAS, A.R. & LATIFA, G.A. (2018) Observations of shark and ray products in the processing centres of Bangladesh, trade in Cites species and conservation needs. Traffic Bulletin, 30 (1): 7-14
HENDERSON, C.J. & STEVENS, T. & GILBY, B. & LEE, S.Y. (2018) Spatial conservation of large mobile elasmobranchs requires an understanding of spatio-temporal seascape utilization. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 75 (2): 553-561  http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsx192
HOZUMI, A. & KAARTVEDT, S. & ROSTAD, A. & BERUMEN, M.L. & COCHRAN, J.E.M. & JONES, B.H. (2018) Acoustic backscatter at a Red Sea whale shark aggregation site. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 20: 23-33  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2018.03.008
HUETER, R. & TYMINSKI, J. & PINA-AMARGÓS, F. & MORRIS, J.J. & ABIERNO, A.R. & ANGULO VALDÉS, J.A. & LÓPEZ FERNÁNDEZ, N. (2018) Movements of three female silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) as tracked by satellite-linked tags off the Caribbean coast of Cuba. Bulletin of Marine Science, 94 (2): 345–358  http://dx.doi.org/10.5343/bms.2017.1162
JEROME, J.M. & GALLAGHER, A.J. & COOKE, S.J. & HAMMERSCHLAG, N. (2018) Integrating reflexes with physiological measures to evaluate coastal shark stress response to capture. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 75 (2): 796-804  http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsx191
KOUSTENI, V. & KARACHLE, P.K. & MEGALOFONOU, P. & LEFKADITOU, E. (2018) Cephalopod prey of two demersal sharks caught in the Aegean Sea (eastern Mediterranean). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 98 (1): 81-88  http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s002531541700159x
KUGURU, G. & MADUNA, S. & DA SILVA, C. & GENNARI, E. & RHODE, C. & BESTER-VAN DER MERWE, A. (2018) DNA barcoding of chondrichthyans in South African fisheries. Fisheries Research, 206: 292–295  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2018.05.023
LEARN, J.R. (2018) Lost shark turns up in a fish market. New Scientist, 238 (3174): 10-10
LEENEY, R.H. & MANA, R.R. & DULVY, N.K. (2018) Fishers’ ecological knowledge of sawfishes in the Sepik and Ramu rivers, northern Papua New Guinea. Endangered Species Research, 36: 15-26  http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/esr00887
LEGARE, B. & SKOMAL, G. & DEANGELIS, B. (2018) Diel movements of the blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) in a Caribbean nursery. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 101 (6): 1011–1023  http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10641-018-0755-x
LI, Q.Y. & LI, G.Y. & ZHAO, X.L. & SHAN, X.D. & CAI, C. & ZHAO, J. & ZHANG, F.M. & LINHARDT, R.J. & YU, G.L. (2018) Structural Characterization and Interaction with RCA(120) of a Highly Sulfated Keratan Sulfate from Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) Cartilage. Marine Drugs, 16 (4): 128  http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md16040128
LIANG, P.C. & ZHANG, Y.L. & LIU, Y. & WANG, Y.Q. & XIA, L.L. & REN, B.L. & WANG, C.R. & CAO, Y. (2018) Dynamic variations in platelet counts may reflect the severity and prognosis of stingray injuries in the early phase. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 36 (5): 910.e1  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2018.02.031
LUONGO, S.M. & LOWE, C.G. (2018) Seasonally acclimated metabolic Q(10) of the California horn shark, Heterodontus francisci. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 503: 129-135  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2018.02.006
MAHE, K. & BELLAMY, E. & DELPECH, J.P. & LAZARD, C. & SALAUN, M. & VERIN, Y. & COPPIN, F. & TRAVERS-TROLET, M. (2018) Evidence of a relationship between weight and total length of marine fish in the North-eastern Atlantic Ocean: physiological, spatial and temporal variations. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 98 (3): 617-625  http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315416001752
MARTINS, A.P.B. & HEUPEL, M.R. & CHIN, A. & SIMPFENDORFER, C.A. (2018) Batoid nurseries: definition, use and importance. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 595: 253–267  http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps12545
OZCAN, E.I. & BASUSTA, N. (2018) Preliminary study on age, growth and reproduction of Mustelus mustelus (Elasmobranchii: Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae) inhabiting the Gulf of Iskenderun, north-eastern Mediterranean Sea. Acta Ichthyologica Et Piscatoria, 48 (1): 27-36  http://dx.doi.org/10.3750/aiep/02295
PLUMLEE, J.D. & DANCE, K.M. & MATICH, P. & MOHAN, J.A. & RICHARDS, T.M. & TINHAN, T.C. & FISHER, M.R. & WELLS, R.J.D. (2018) Community structure of elasmobranchs in estuaries along the northwest Gulf of Mexico. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 204: 103-113  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2018.02.023
POUCA, C.V. & BROWN, C. (2018) Food approach conditioning and discrimination learning using sound cues in benthic sharks. Animal Cognition, in press  http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10071-018-1183-1
PROKOFIEV, A.M. & SYCHEVSKAYA, E.K. (2018) Basking Shark (Lamniformes: Cetorhinidae) from the Lower Oligocene of the Caucasus. Journal of Ichthyology, 58 (2): 127–138  http://dx.doi.org/10.1134/S0032945218020121
REINHARDT, J.F. & WEAVER, J. & LATHAM, P.J. & DELL'APA, A. & SERAFY, J.E. & BROWDER, J.A. & CHRISTMAN, M. & FOSTER, D.G. & BLANKINSHIP, D.R. (2018) Catch rate and at-vessel mortality of circle hooks versus J-hooks in pelagic longline fisheries: A global meta-analysis. Fish and Fisheries, 19 (3): 413-430  http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/faf.12260
RYAN, J.P. & GREEN, J.R. & ESPINOZA, E. & HEARN, A.R. (2018) Correction: Association of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) with thermo-biological frontal systems of the eastern tropical Pacific (vol 12, e0182599, 2017). Plos One, 13 (4): e0196443  http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196443
SILVA, A.S. & GROZ, M.P. & LEANDRO, P. & ASSIS, C.A. & FIGUEIRA, R. (2018) Ichthyological collection of the Museu Oceanografico D. Carlos I. Zookeys (752): 137-148  http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.752.20086
SPEED, C.W. & CAPPO, M. & MEEKAN, M.G. (2018) Evidence for rapid recovery of shark populations within a coral reef marine protected area. Biological Conservation, 220: 308-319  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.01.010
STEEVES, H.N. & MCMEANS, B. & FIELD, C. & STEWART, C. & ARTS, M.T. & FISK, A.T. & LYDERSEN, C. & KOVACS, K.M. & MACNEIL, M.A. (2018) Non-parametric analysis of the spatio-temporal variability in the fatty-acid profiles among Greenland sharks. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 98 (3): 627-633  http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s002531541600148x
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TIRALONGO, F. & MESSINA, G. & LOMBARDO, B.M. (2018) Discards of elasmobranchs in a trammel net fishery targeting cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758, along the coast of Sicily (central Mediterranean Sea). Regional Studies in Marine Science, 20: 60-63  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2018.04.002
VIANA, S. & LISHER, M.W. (2018) On the taxonomy of the first record of rare deep-water rough shark species of Oxynotidae (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes) in the western Indian Ocean. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10 (6): 11732–11742  http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jot.3916.10.6.11732-11742
VIANA, S.T.F.L. & DE CARVALHO, M.R. (2018) Squalus rancureli Fourmanoir, 1979, a new junior synonym of the blacktailed spurdog S. melanurus Fourmanoir, 1979, and updated diagnosis of S. bucephalus Last, Séret & Pogonoski, 2007 from New Caledonia (Squaliformes, Squalidae). Zoosystema, 40 (9): 159-177  http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a9
WHITENACK, L.B. & DREW, J.A. (2018) Untangling the contribution of characters to evolutionary relationships: a case study using fossils, morphology, and Genes. Journal of Biological Education, in press  http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2018.1469533
WILLIAMSON, M.J. & DUDGEON, C. & SLADE, R. (2018) Tonic immobility in the zebra shark, Stegostoma fasciatum, and its use for capture methodology. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 101 (5): 741-748  http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10641-018-0734-2

Extinct Chondrichthyes:
CAVICCHINI, I. & HEYWORTH, H.C. & DUFFIN, C.J. & HILDEBRANDT, C. & BENTON, M.J. (2018) A Rhaetian microvertebrate fauna from Stowey Quarry, Somerset, U.K. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 129 (2): 144-158 Triassic, Late Triassic http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pgeola.2018.02.001
DI CELMA, C. & MALINVERNO, E. & COLLARETA, A. & BOSIO, G. & GARIBOLDI, K. & LAMBERT, O. & LANDINI, W. & PIERANTONI, P.P. & GIONCADA, A. & VILLA, I.M. & COLETTI, G. & DE MUIZON, C. & URBINA, M. & BIANUCCI, G. (2018) Facies analysis, stratigraphy and marine vertebrate assemblage of the lower Miocene Chilcatay Formation at Ullujaya (Pisco basin, Peru). Journal of Maps, 14 (2): 257-268 Neogene, Miocene http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2018.1456490
DUFFIN, C.J. (2018) Glossopetrae. Open Meeting, Wednesday 9th May 2018, Abstracts
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GUZZO, F. & SHIMADA, K. (2018) A New Fossil Vertebrate Locality of the Jetmore Chalk Member of the Upper Cretaceous Greenhorn Limestone in North-Central Kansas, U.S.A. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science, 121 (1-2): 59-68 Cretaceous, Late Cretaceous, Turonian http://dx.doi.org/10.1660/062.121.0206
HUTTENLOCKER, A.K. & HENRICI, A. & NELSON, W.J. & ELRICK, S. & BERMAN, D.S. & SCHLOTTERBECK, T. & SUMIDA, S.S. (2018) A multitaxic bonebed near the Carboniferous-Permian boundary (Halgaito Formation, Cutler Group) in Valley of the Gods, Utah, USA: Vertebrate paleontology and taphonomy. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, 499: 72-92 Permian, Early Permian http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.03.017
KOCSIS, L. & RAZAK, H. & BRIGUGLIO, A. & SZABÓ, M. (2018) First report on a diverse Neogene cartilaginous fish fauna from Borneo (Ambug Hill, Brunei Darussalam). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, in press Neogene, Miocene, Tortonian, Messinian http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14772019.2018.1468830
MARRAMÀ, G. & CARNEVALE, G. & KRIWET, J. (2018) New observations on the anatomy and paleobiology of the Eocene requiem shark †Eogaleus bolcensis (Carcharhiniformes, Carcharhinidae) from Bolca Lagerstätte, Italy. Comptes Rendus Palevol, in press Paleogene, Eocene, Ypresian http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2018.04.005
MARRAMÀ, G. & KLUG, S. & DE VOS, J. & KRIWET, J. (2018) Anatomy, relationships and palaeobiogeographic implications of the first Neogene holomorphic stingray (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) from the early Miocene of Sulawesi, Indonesia, SE Asia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, in press: zly020  http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zly020


Parasites:
QUITERIO-RENDON, G. & MONKS, S. & PULIDO-FLORES, G. (2018) Neonchocotyle violantei n. sp (Monogenea, Hexabothriidae) from Pseudobatos lentiginosus (Rhinopristiformes, Rhinobatidae) of Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico. Revista Brasileira De Parasitologia Veterinaria, 27 (1): 33-41  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1984-29612017077
RODRIGUEZ-IBARRA, E. & PULIDO-FLORES, G. & VIOLANTE-GONZALEZ, J. & MONKS, S. (2018) A new species of Acanthobothrium (Eucestoda: Onchobothriidae) in Aetobatus cf. narinari (Myliobatidae) from Campeche, Mexico. Revista Brasileira De Parasitologia Veterinaria, 27 (1): 67-74  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1984-29612018009
SCHAEFFNER, B.C. & MARQUES, F.P.L. (2018) Integrative taxonomy unravels the species diversity of Parachristianella (Cestoda : Trypanorhyncha) from both sides of the Panamanian isthmus. Invertebrate Systematics, 32 (2): 278-318  http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/is17008
VIOLANTE-GONZALEZ, J. & SANTOS-BUSTOS, N.G. & MONKS, S. & PULIDO-FLORES, G. & GARCIA-IBANEZ, S. & ROJAS-HERRERA, A.A. (2018) Parasite community of the golden cownose ray Rhinoptera steindachneri Evermann and Jenkins 1891 (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatidae), in Acapulco Bay, Guerrero, Mexico. Journal of Natural History, 52 (17-18): 1115-1131  http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2018.1452305

MISCELLANEOUS:

Potamodontods 2018
by Pascal Deynat, PhD

Potamotrygonidae constitute a unique and diversified family of South American freshwater stingrays grouping two subfamilies, the Potamotrygoninae and the Styracurinae, of which only the first group contains exclusively freshwater species. About 30 species occur in almost all river basins in South America, with the exception of the western basins of the Andes and the São Francisco River Complex.
Potamotrygoninae are grouped according to 4 genera: Potamotrygon Garman 1877 (30 species), Paratrygon Dumeril, 1865 (1 species), Plesiotrygon Rosa, Castello and Thorson, 1987 (2 species) and Heliotrygon Carvalho & Lovejoy (2 species), and are characterized by a rounded disc, a tail with a venomous sting, the pelvic girdle skeleton extending anteriorly through a long process, the reduction of the rectal gland and bright colors. They also have a very specific skin coating consisting of denticles and, depending on the species, thorny tubercles and bucklers.
Studying for almost 30 years the dermal covering of cartilaginous fish, I decided to develop the project Potamodontods 2018, in order 1) to study the morphological variations and characteristics of the dermal covering of Potamotrygoninae and 2) to use them in the systematics of this group because of their inter- and intra-specific morphological variations depending mainly on their location on the body and variations linked to growing stages.
Depending on a multidisciplinary team based in France and Brazil, the study will focus on the macro- and microscopic examination of the different species at different stages of development in order to clarify the systematics of that group and to know if morphological and distribution variations exist to separate species. A comparison with the sister group of Styracurinae will also be performed.