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Systematic implications of the caudal fin skeletal anatomy in ground sharks, order Carcharhiniformes (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii)

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Author(s):
Moreira, Renan A. [1] ; Gomes, Ulisses L. [2] ; de Carvalho, Marcelo R. [1]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, Rua Matao, Travessa 14, 101, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Estado Rio de Janeiro, Inst Biol, Dept Zool, Lab Taxon Elasmobranquios, Rua Sao Francisco Xavier 524, BR-20559900 Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY; v. 185, n. 1, p. 193-211, JAN 2019.
Web of Science Citations: 1
Abstract

Sharks typically have a heterocercal tail, with both epaxial and hypaxial skeletal elements. The epaxial elements are composed of supraneural spines and neural arches (basidorsals and interdorsals); the hypaxial elements are basiventrals (forming the haemal arches) and haemal spines, as well as a series of prehypochordal cartilages found only in Galeocerdo. The tail of carcharhiniform sharks, except Scyliorhinidae, can be divided into anterior and posterior diplospondylic caudal regions. The anterior diplospondylic caudal region is characterized by haemal spines detached from basiventrals. The posterior diplospondylic caudal region has all haemal spines continuous with the basiventrals. In carcharhiniform sharks, the caudal fin skeleton can be divided into four main morphological types: scyliorhinoid (Scyliorhinidae), triakoid (Triakidae, Chaenogaleus and Paragaleus), carcharhinoid (Hemipristis, Hemigaleus, Carcharhinidae, Sphyrna tiburo and Sphyrna tudes) and eusphyrnoid (Eusphyra, Sphyrna lewini and Sphyrna zygaena). The carcharhinoid caudal fin type supports the monophyly of the clade Carcharhinidae and Sphyrnidae and is present in the hammerhead sharks with a relatively small cephalofoil that are phylogenetically basal within sphyrnids. The eusphyrnoid caudal fin type is the more derived pattern for Carcharhiniformes. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/12434-5 - Comparative morphology and importance systematic of the mixopterigium of Batoidea (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii)
Grantee:Renan Andrade Moreira
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate