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 …

The tropical waters of the Northern Arabian Gulf have a long history of maritime resource
richness. High levels of biodiversity result from the complex matrix of coastal habitats, coral …

The extinction risk of sharks, rays and chimaeras is higher than that for most other
vertebrates due to low intrinsic population growth rates of many species and the fishing …

Simple Summary In this study, the species identities of similar-looking coastal spadenose
sharks from different areas were clarified by adding new molecular markers and more …

Scientific knowledge is lacking on marine species of economic and conservation
importance, hindering their sustainable management. Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) …

In spite of the ecological services provided by elasmobranchs, their diversity and
populations are significantly declining even before appropriate assessments are conducted …

Abstract The species of Mustelus Linck, 1790 occurring in the northern Indian Ocean are
revised and a new species, Mustelus andamanensis sp. nov., is formally described …

Twenty years ago, I came across Halstead's book, Poisonous and Venomous Marine
Animals of the World. This incident triggered inside myself the idea of collecting articles …

Documenting the interactions and mechanisms of coexistence among predators is important
for understanding their ecological roles in food webs. Here, we examined the diet and …

ABSTRACT The Arabian carpet shark, Chiloscyllium arabicum is endemic to the Arabian
Gulf and the northern Arabian Sea. The aim of this work is to study the reproduction and …