FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes Field Identification Guide to the Sharks and Rays
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Bonfil, R.; Abdallah, M. ABSTRACT This volume presents a fully illustrated field guide for the
identification of the sharks and rays most relevant to the
fisheries of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. An extensive
literature review and two field surveys in the region were
carried out for the preparation of this document. A total of 49
sharks and 45 batoids reliably reported for the region are listed
and those common in the fisheries or likely to be found through
fishing operations are fully treated (44 sharks and 33
batoids). |
PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSINTRODUCTION
Physical and chemical characteristics of the regionGeologyand physical featuresBiological characteristics of the region
Wind, temperature, currents and tides
The fisheries of the region
General remarksSHARKS
Technical terms and measurements
List of families and species occurring in the area
Guide to the orders and families of sharks occurring in the area
Order SQUALIFORMES–Dogfish sharksGuide to Families and Species
ECHINORHINIDAEOrder HETERODONTIFORMES – Bullhead sharks
CENTROPHORIDAEHETERODONTIDAEOrder LAMNIFORMES – Mackerel sharks and allies
ODONTASPIDIDAEOrder ORECTOLOBIFORMES–Nurse, carpet andwhale sharks
ALOPIIDAE
LAMNIDAE
STEGOSTOMATIDAEOrder CARCHARHINIFORMES – Ground sharks and allies
GINGLYMOSTOMATIDAE
RHINCODONTIDAE
SCYLIORHINIDAE
PROSCYLLIIDAE
TRIAKIDAE
HEMIGALEIDAE
CARCHARHINIDAE
SPHYRNIDAEECHINORHINIDAEEchinorhinus brucusCENTROPHORIDAECentrophorus atromarginatusHETERODONTIDAE
Centrophorus granulosus
Centrophorus tessellatus
Deania profundorumHeterodontus ramalheiraODONTASPIDIDAE
Heterodontus sp.ACarcharias taurusALOPIIDAEAlopias pelagicusLAMNIDAE
Alopias superciliosus
Alopias vulpinusIsurus oxyrinchusSTEGOSTOMATIDAEStegostoma fasciatumGINGLYMOSTOMATIDAENebrius ferrugineusRHINCODONTIDAERhincodon typusSCYLIORHINIDAEApristurus indicusPROSCYLLIIDAE
Halaelurus boesemaniEridacnis radcliffeiTRIAKIDAEIago omanensisHEMIGALEIDAE
Mustelus mosisHemigaleus microstomaCARCHARHINIDAE
Hemipristis elongatusCarcharhinus albimarginatusSPHYRNIDAE
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Carcharhinus altimus
Carcharhinus plumbeus
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
Carcharhinus brevipinna
Carcharhinus limbatus
Carcharhinus sorrah
Carcharhinus melanopterus
Carcharhinus dussumieri
Carcharhinus sealei
Carcharhinus falciformis
Carcharhinus amboinensis
Carcharhinus leucas
Carcharhinus longimanus
Galeocerdo cuvier
Loxodon macrorhinus
Rhizoprionodon acutus
Negaprion acutidens
Triaenodon obesusSphyrna lewini
Sphyrna mokarranBATOID FISHES
Technical terms and measurements
List of families and species occurring in the area
Guide to the orders and families of batoid fishes occurring in the area
Order PRISTIFORMES–SawfishesGuide to Families and SpeciesPRISTIDAEOrder TORPEDINIFORMES–Electric raysNARKIDAEOrder RHINOBATIFORMES – Guitarfishes, wedgefishes and shark-rays
TORPEDINIDAERHINOBATIDAEOrder MYLIOBATIFORMES - Stingrays, butterfly rays, eagle rays and mantas
RHYNCHOBATIDAEDASYATIDAE
GYMNURIDAE
MYLIOBATIDAE
RHINOPTERIDAE
MOBULIDAEPRISTIDAEAnoxypristis cuspidataNARKIDAE
Pristis pectinata
Pristis zijsronHeteronarce bentuviaiTORPEDINIDAETorpedo pantheraRHINOBATIDAE
Torpedo sinuspersiciRhinobatos granulatusRHYNCHOBATIDAE
Rhinobatos halavi
Rhinobatos punctifer
Rhinobatos salalah
Rhinobatos schlegelii
Rhinobatos thouinRhina ancylostomaDASYATIDAE
Rhynchobatus djiddensisHimantura faiGYMNURIDAE
Himantura gerrardi
Himantura imbricata
Himantura uarnak
Pastinachus sephen
Dasyatis kuhlii
Taeniura lymma
Taeniura meyeni
Urogymnus asperrimusGymnura poeciluraMYLIOBATIDAEAetobatus flagellumRHINOPTERIDAE
Aetobatus narinari
Aetomylaeus milvus
Aetomylaeus vespertilio
Rhinoptera javanicaMOBULIDAEManta birostris
Mobula eregoodootenkee
Mobula japanica
Mobula tarapacanaBIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX TO SCIENTIFIC AND VERNACULAR NAMES
LIST OF COLOUR PLATES