The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas Valenciennes, 1839) is a large, primarily coastally
distributed shark famous for its ability to penetrate far into freshwater bodies in tropical …

Abstract Sawsharks (Order: Pristiophoriformes, Family: Pristiophoridae) are a highly
distinctive group of sharks, characterized by a tapering saw‐like rostrum with a pair of …

Chondrichthyans have a long evolutionary history, reaching back over 450 million years.
Despite the longevity of the chondrichthyan fossil record, it is remarkably incomplete. This …

Global declines in elasmobranch populations resulting from several stressors raises
conservation concern. Additionally, apex predators bioaccumulate high concentrations of …

The white skate, Rostroraja alba (Lacépède), is listed as an endangered species, the
second-highest category before being declared extinct in the wild, in the International Union …

Abstract The monogenean genus Heterobothrium (Monogenea: Diclidophoridae) currently
consists of 12 accepted species described globally from various pufferfishes …

This study reports the metazoan ectoparasite fauna of juvenile Critically Endangered green
sawfish, Pristis zijsron, and sympatric elasmobranchs in Western Australia. Five parasite …

Myxozoa is a group of endoparasitic cnidarians covering almost 2600 species but merely 53
species, mostly from the genus Chloromyxum, have been reported from sharks, rays, and …

Copepods of the family Pandaridae are typically ectoparasites of elasmobranch fishes. They
display a cosmopolitan distribution and limited host specificity. Published literature on their …

Abstract Lernaeopodidae Milne Edwards, 1840, is an ecological and economically important
fish parasite family of copepods (Crustacea: Copepoda), consisting of 48 genera with 334 …