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FAO SPECIES CATALOGUE Vol.4. Sharks of the worldAn annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 1984 |
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ISBN 92-5-101384-5
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ABSTRACT This is the fourth in the FAO series of worldwide annotated and illustrated catalogues of major groups of organisms that enter marine fisheries. The present volume includes 342 shark.species belonging to 8 orders and 31 families. It provides a comprehensive and illustrated key to all orders and families of sharks, with a glossary of technical terms and measurements. Within each family are given individual accounts of species, which include drawings, scientific and vernacular names, information on habitat, biology and fisheries, and a distribution map; for most families there is also a key to genera. The work is fully indexed and there is ample reference to pertinent literature. |
PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT
CONTENTINTRODUCTION
HEXANCHIFORMES - FRILLED AND COW SHARKS
SQUALIFORMES - DOGFISH SHARKS
ECHINORHINIDAE -Bramble sharks SQUALIDAE - Dogfish sharksAculeola CentrophorusOXYNOTIDAE - Rough sharksCentrophorus acusCentroscyllium Centroscymnus
Centrophorus granulosus
Centrophorus harissoni
Centrophorus lusitanicus
Centrophorus moluccensis
Centrophorus niaukang
Centrophorus squamosus
Centrophorus tesselatus
Centrophorus uyatoCentroscymnus coelclepisCirrhigaleus Dalatias Deania Etmopterus
Centroscymnus crepidater
Centroscymnus cryptacanthus
Centroscymnus macracanthus
Centroscymnus owstoni
Centroscymnus plunketiEtmopterus baxteriEuprotomicroides Euprotomicrus Heteroscymnoides Isistius Scymnodalatias Scymnodon Somniosus Squaliolus Squalus
Etmopterus brachyurus
Etmopterus bullisi
Etmopterus decacuspidatus
Etmopterus gracilispinis
Etmopterus granulosus
Etmopterus hillianus
Etmopterus lucifer
Etmopterus polli
Etmopterus princeps
Etmopterus pusillus
Etmopterus schultzi
Etmopterus sentosus
Etmopterus spinax
Etmopterus unicolor
Etmopterus villosus
Etmopterus virensPRISTIOPHORIFOMES - SAW SHARKS
SQUATINIFORMES - ANGELSHARKS
HETERODONTIFORMES - BULLHEAD SHARKS
ORECTOLOBIFORMES - CARPET SHARKS
PARASCYLLIDAE - Collared carpet sharks BRACHAELURIDAE - Blind sharks ORECTOLOBIDAE - Wobbegons HEMISCYLLIIDAE - Bamboo sharks STEGOSTOMATIDAE - Zebra sharks GINGLYMOSTOMATIDAE - Nurse sharks RHINIODONTIDAE - Whale sharksLAMNIFORMES - MACKEREL SHARKS