
Sharks, Skates, Rays and Chimeras of British Columbia
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Content
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Half Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword by Gavin Hanke
- Preface
- Biology
- What are chondrichthyans?
- Taxonomy
- Morphology
- Reproductive biology
- Role in the ecosystem
- Conservation and Management in British Columbia
- Conservation
- Management
- Fisheries
- Global catch statistics
- BC fisheries
- Difficulty in assessing stock status
- Research in British Columbia
- How do we study elasmobranchs?
- Age determination
- Species distribution
- Feeding studies
- Citizen science
- From Feared and Loathed to Loved
- Changing attitudes.from destruction to conservation
- Ecotourism
- Challenges for the Future
- Key to the Species
- Species Descriptions
- Sharks
- Order Hexanchiformes (Cow sharks and frill sharks)
- Bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus)
- Broadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus)
- Order Squaliformes (Dogfish sharks)
- Pacific spiny dogfish (Squalus suckleyi)
- Pacific sleeper shark (Somniosus pacificus)
- Lanternsharks (Etmopteridae)
- Order Squatiniformes (Angel sharks)
- Pacific angel shark (Squatina californica)
- Order Lamniformes (Mackerel sharks)
- Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
- Shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus)
- Salmon shark (Lamna ditropis)
- Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
- Common thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus)
- Order Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)
- Brown catshark (Apristurus brunneus)
- Tope (soupfin) shark (Galeorhinus galeus)
- Blue shark (Prionace glauca)
- Smooth hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena)
- Skates and Rays
- Order Rajiformes (Skates and rays)
- Deepsea skate (Bathyraja abyssicola)
- Aleutian skate (Bathyraja aleutica)
- Sandpaper skate (Bathyraja kincaidii)
- Fine- spined skate (Bathyraja microtrachys)
- Bering skate (Bathyraja interrupta)
- Roughtail skate (Bathyraja trachura)
- Alaska skate (Bathyraja parmifera)
- Commander skate (Bathyraja lindbergi)
- Whitebrow skate (Bathyraja minispinosa)
- Pacific white skate (Bathyraja spinosissima)
- Broad skate (Amblyraja badia)
- Big skate (Beringraja binoculata)
- Longnose skate (Raja rhina)
- Starry skate (Raja stellulata)
- California skate (Raja inornata)
- Pacific torpedo (electric) ray (Tetronarce californica)
- Pelagic stingray (Pteroplatytrygon violacea)
- Chimeras
- Order Chimaeriformes (Chimeras)
- White- spotted ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei)
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Credits
- Index
- About the Authors
- About the Underwater Photographer
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