Auditory sensitivity measurements have been published for only 12 of the more than 1150
extant species of elasmobranchs (sharks, skates and rays). Thus, there is a need to further …

Overfishing is recognized as the most pervasive threat to sharks and rays globally. While
there is increasing emphasis on ecological aspects of shark and ray fisheries, socio …

Detailed information on shark and ray fisheries in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
are limited, including information on the diversity and biological characteristics of these …

Although Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is beloved as one of the most profound and enduring
works of American fiction, we rarely consider it a work of nature writing—or even a novel of …

The dalatiid genus Isistius Gill (1864) has three valid species currently recognized in the
literature: Isistius brasiliensis Quoy & Gaimard (1824), I. plutodus Garrick & Springer (1964) …

The diversity of sharks occurring off the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago in India has
received increased attention in recent years. Yet, available checklists are out of date, often …

Chondrichthyans are threatened worldwide due to their life-history traits combined with a
plethora of anthropogenic impacts that are causing populations to collapse. Marine …

Sawfishes (Pristidae) were formerly abundant in the western Indian Ocean, but current data
on sawfish presence and distribution are lacking for most of the region. This paper …

According to the most recent taxonomical revision, the deep-sea dogfish genus Deania
encompasses four species. Three of them, D. calcea, D. profundorum, and D. hystricosa …

Recent molecular work on milk sharks (Rhizoprionodon acutus [Rüppell]) suggests that,
rather than a single widely distributed species, R. acutus represents a complex of four …