Pacific Shark Research Center, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing, USA South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown, South Africa Department of Ichthyology, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, USA.
Zootaxa. 2021 Mar 17;4947(1):zootaxa.4947.1.1. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4947.1.1.
An annotated checklist of chondrichthyan fishes (sharks, batoids, and chimaeras) occurring in South African waters is presented. The checklist is the result of decades of research and on-going systematic revisions of the regional fauna. The chondrichthyan fauna of South Africa is one of the richest in the world with 191 species, comprising 50 families and 103 genera. It consists of 30 families, 64 genera, and 111 species of sharks; 17 families, 36 genera, and 72 species of batoids; and, 3 families, 5 genera, and 8 species of chimaeras. The most species-rich shark families are the whaler sharks Carcharhinidae with 20 species followed by the deepwater catsharks Pentanchidae with 13 species. The most species-rich batoid families are the hardnose stakes Rajidae with at least 21 species followed by the stingrays Dasyatidae with 13 species. This monograph represents the first detailed annotated checklist of chondrichthyans from South Africa in over 30 years.
本文呈现了南非水域软骨鱼类（鲨鱼、鳐鱼和银鲛）的注释清单。这份清单是数十年研究和对区域动物群进行持续系统修订的结果。南非的软骨鱼类动物群是世界上最丰富的动物群之一，有 191 种，包括 50 科和 103 属。它由 30 科、64 属和 111 种鲨鱼组成；17 科、36 属和 72 种鳐鱼；以及 3 科、5 属和 8 种银鲛。最具物种多样性的鲨鱼科是长尾须鲨科，有 20 种，其次是深海猫鲨科，有 13 种。最具物种多样性的鳐鱼科是尖鼻魟科，至少有 21 种，其次是黄貂鱼科，有 13 种。本专着代表了南非软骨鱼类 30 多年来首次详细注释的清单。
