Simple Summary Batoid species are cartilaginous fish commonly known as rays, but they
also include stingrays, electric rays, guitarfish, skates, and sawfish. These species are very …

Occurrence, abundance and size trends of 25 demersal Chondrichthyes (10 Sharks: 3
Carcharhiniformes, 2 Hexanchiformes, 5 Squaliformes; 14 Batoids: 3 Myliobatiformes, 8 …

Rhino rays, such as guitarfishes, are increasingly targeted or retained as incidental catch
and have become an economically important component in fisheries worldwide. Despite …

The diversity of chondrichthyans in the Mediterranean Sea is relatively high; however,
available data indicate that this group is declining in abundance and several species are …

Background. Captures of Gymnura altavela from the Syrian marine waters allowed to
improve knowledge of size at first sexuality of males and females, reproductive period and …

In recent years, a noticeable increase in the population of puffer fish in the Northeastern
Mediterranean has been reported by the fishermen in the region. But there are no any …

Bu çalışma, Elektrikli vatoz (Torpedo marmorata)'un yaş ve büyüme özelliklerinin tespit
edilmesi amacıyla kuzeydoğu Akdeniz'deki İskenderun Körfezi'nde gerçekleştirilmiştir …

Chondrichthyans are apex predators influencing the trophic web through a top-down
process thus their depletion will affect the remaining biota. Notwithstanding that, research on …

Length-weight relationships were estimated for 8 elasmobranchs (3 sharks and 5 batoids) in
the Lebanese marine waters, eastern Mediterranean. The values of parameter b ranged …

The aim of this study is to contribute to a better knowledge of cartilaginous fish in the
Lebanese coastal waters, Eastern Mediterranean. Emphasis was placed on various aspects …