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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Authors: Gorgonio Ruiz-Campos, José Luis Castro-Aguirre, Eduardo F. Balart, Lucía Campos-Dávila, Rafael Vélez-Marín
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
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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.