Testing the hypothesis that extant chondrichthyans share histological and morphological features of endoskeletal mineralized tissues, adult tissues in several endoskeletal regions of the spotted ...

The Hydrolagus trolli, the pointy-nosed blue chimaera, or “ghost shark,” is unlike any other on earth. Sightings are rare, and this deep-sea creature has only been filmed a handful of times in ...

Copeia is an internationally respected, widely-cited quarterly that publishes original research on fishes, amphibians and reptiles, emphasizing systematics, ecology, conservation, behavior, genetics, ...

Imagine a creature so skilled at stealing food that it’s notoriously known as the “pirate bird.” Frigatebirds are just that — air pirates with many captivating qualities, from how they forage for food ...

Let's get to know the 11 sharks swimming around San Francisco Bay. The area boasts various types of sharks, including great whites!

Shark genomics & beyond - This is a central portal page for the project Squalomix, directed mainly by Molecular Life History Laboratory at National Institute of Genetics. - Squalomix/info ...

The homely ratfish is a special interest for Troll, and one type of ratfish was even named after him: Hydrolagus Trolli. It also is known as the “pointy-nosed blue chimaera,” according to information ...

Blood collection under anesthesia, peripheral blood cells, plasma biochemistry, and plasma protein electrophoresis in a living fossil: the Spotted Ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei) ...

The scientists are utilizing Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicles (ROVs) in their quest to locate the breeding habitats of the Pacific spotted ratfish, Hydrolagus colliei, a ghostlike fish that lurks ...

Using remotely operated underwater vehicles, or ROVs, the scientists searched for nesting grounds of the Pacific spotted ratfish, Hydrolagus colliei, a ghostlike fish that lurks on the ocean floor.