Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on biogeographical diversity

• Published in: Journal of fish biology Vol. 88; no. 3; pp. 837 - 1037
• Main Author: Weigmann, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Animal Distribution; Animals; Biodiversity; biogeography; Checklist; Chimera - classification; elasmobranchii; Fishes - classification; holocephali; Phylogeography; recent chondrichthyans; Sharks; Sharks - classification; Skates (Fish) - classification; Species diversity; taxonomy; biodiversity; taxonomy; biogeography; holocephali; recent chondrichthyans; elasmobranchii

An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyan fishes (sharks, batoids and chimaeras) of the world is presented. As of 7 November 2015, the number of species totals 1188, comprising 16 orders, 61 families and 199 genera. The checklist includes nine orders, 34 families, 105 genera and 509 species of sh...