The reproductive diversity of extant cartilaginous fishes (class Chondrichthyes) is
extraordinarily broad, reflecting more than 400 million years of evolutionary history. Among …

Ghost sharks (subclass Holocephali) remain a largely data‐poor group of cartilaginous
fishes. The general paucity of attention may partially be related to identification and …

Abstract The Add-my-Pet (AmP) collection of data on energetics and Dynamic Energy
Budget (DEB) parameters currently contains 200 out of over 1100 extant species of …

Essential habitats are areas required to support specific functions, such as providing
foraging grounds, shelter or used for reproductive purposes. For mobile aquatic species that …

The carpet shark Cephaloscyllium isabellum is abundant and widespread around the New
Zealand coastal shelf from the tidal zone to about 500 m. Their overall depth distribution …

Simple Summary Sperm extraction and artificial insemination may serve ex situ conservation
initiatives for threatened sharks and related species. A comparison of the reproductive …

The reproductive biology and diet of prickly dogfish Oxynotus bruniensis, a deep‐sea
elasmobranch, endemic to the outer continental and insular shelves of southern Australia …

The family Rhinochimaeridae, the long-nose chimaerids, consists of eight species across
three genera, two of which occur in New Zealand waters. Very little is known about the …

Species of the class Chondrichthyes (sharks, rays, and chimaeras) exhibit diverse
reproductive modes ranging from strictly lecithotrophic oviparity to viviparity with varying …

Overfishing, capture mortality, and consequences following the release of surviving animals
represent severe threats to chondrichthyans. Although holocephalans are common …