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- Title
Elasmobranchs of the Paranaá Coast, southern Brazil, south-western Atlantic.
- Authors
Bornatowski, Hugo; Abilhoa, Vinícius; Charvet-Almeida, Patrícia
- Abstract
The present study provides a check list of elasmobranchs from the Paraná State coast, southern Brazil. Information from fish collections, literature data, field surveys and personal communications were included. Results indicated that 83 species from seven orders and 28 families were recorded. According to the results 51 species belonging to six orders and 17 families of sharks; and 32 species belonging to one order and eleven families of rays occur in this region. The most species-rich families were Carcharhinidae (14 species) and Arhynchobatidae (eight species).
- Subjects
PARANA (Brazil : State); ATLANTIC Coast (Brazil); BRAZIL; ELASMOBRANCH fisheries; FISHERIES; CHONDRICHTHYES; RAJIFORMES; SHARKS; RAYS (Fishes); PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Marine Biodiversity Records, 2009, Vol 2, Issue 10, p1
- ISSN
1755-2672
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S1755267209990868