As the state of non-marine aquatic environments (freshwater and estuarine environments
with salinities≤ 30 ppt) continues to decline globally, there is increasing concern for …

Abstract Batoids (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea; eg stingrays, skates, and guitarfish) comprise
more than 55% of elasmobranch taxa and represent ecologically important predators in …

An annotated checklist of chondrichthyan fishes (sharks, batoids, and chimaeras) occurring
in South African waters is presented. The checklist is the result of decades of research and …

The present study documents, for the first time, the ingestion of microplastics (MPs) by
Longnose stingrays in the Western Atlantic Ocean. We examined 23 specimens of Hypanus …

Background Sharks and rays are some of the most threatened marine taxa due to the high
levels of bycatch and significant demand for meat and fin-related products in many Asian …

The current article presents 18 new records from seven Mediterranean countries. These
records include one rhodophyte, four nudibranchs, two crustaceans, one stingray and 10 …

A new subfamily (Styracurinae, subfam. nov.) and genus (Styracura, gen. nov.) are erected
for Trygon schmardae Werner, 1904 (type species) and Dasyatis pacificus Beebe & Tee …

An integrative approach by the congruence of genetics, morphology and ecological niche
modelling (ENM) was used to delimit a new species of Hypanus (Rafinesque, 1818), a …

Abstract The Socotra Archipelago, located in the eastern Gulf of Aden, has a unique marine
environment which combines tropical and 'pseudo-temperate'elements. Studies on the fish …

Over the last few decades, considerable concern has been expressed about the threat of
Mekong River Basin hydropower dams to a range of important freshwater riverine fisheries …