Evidence of tide pool use by a viviparous elasmobranch as a parturition site | Zendy

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Evidence of tide pool use by a viviparous elasmobranch as a parturition site

Author(s) -

Natascha Wosnick,

Rodrigo S. Ríos,

Getulio Rincón,

Jorge Luíz Silva Nunes

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

acta ichthyologica et piscatoria

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357

H-Index - 24

eISSN - 1734-1515

pISSN - 0137-1592

DOI - 10.3750/aiep/02546

Subject(s) - fishery , biology , habitat , vulnerability (computing) , ecology , computer security , computer science

Despite the frequent occurrence of elasmobranchs in surf zones, the use of tidal pools by these animals is unknown, with only one incidental observation reported in the literature. Here we present a possible birth observation in a tide pool for the shortnose guitarfish, Zapteryx brevirostris (Muller et Henle, 1841). We discuss this occurrence as it relates to the possible use of this micro-habitat to take advantage of its ecological characteristics during parturition, the moment of extreme vulnerability to viviparous elasmobranchs.

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