New specimens and records of chondrichthyan fishes (Vertebrata: Chondrichthyes) off the Mexican Pacific coast
New specimens and new records of occurrence for 10 species of chondrichthyan (elasmobranch and chimaeroid) fishes previously unknown or little documented for the continental shelf of the Mexican Pacific are reported. This contribution provides the first record of Centroscyllium nigrum, Isurus paucus...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2010 |
| Country: | México |
| Institution: | Universidad Autónoma de Baja California |
| Repository: | Redalyc-UABC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:redalyc.org:42516001011 |
| Online Access: | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=42516001011 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Biología sharks skates Mexico chimaeras eastern Pacific |
| Summary: | New specimens and new records of occurrence for 10 species of chondrichthyan (elasmobranch and chimaeroid) fishes previously unknown or little documented for the continental shelf of the Mexican Pacific are reported. This contribution provides the first record of Centroscyllium nigrum, Isurus paucus, and Bathyraja trachura for the Mexican Pacific, as well as new specimens of Hydrolagus colliei, Hexanchus griseus, Echinorhinus cookei, Pseudocarcharias kamoharai, and Raja velezi for the western coast of the Baja California Peninsula, including the intermediate record within the known distribution range for Apristurus kampae, and the southernmost record for Raja inornata. |
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