MEBIN- Title
- Taxonomy and Status of the Sharks and Rays of Sri Lanka.
- Abstract
This paper presents check lists, for the 61 species of sharks and 31 species of rays found both in the
territoria waters and exclusive economic zones belonging to Sri Lanka. Conservation concerns have
arisen primarily from the fact that most selachians are rather slow breeders, and as such are very
easily affected by a variety of natural and anthropogenic threats, including intense fishing. To
implement successful conservation initiatives further research will be requi...- Publication Date
- July 19, 2017, 5:14 a.m.
- Keywords
- Centrophorus granulosus , Negaprion brevirostris , Non Fin Fish , Resource Survey , Skates , Rays , Glyphi sgangeticus , Notorynchus cepedianus , Carcharodon carcharias , Isistius brasiliensis , Sharks
- Category
- Resources Survey
- environmental resources, protection and conservation. Examples: environmental pollution, waste storage and treatment, environmental impact assessment, monitoring environmental risk, nature reserves, landscape
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
De Silva.R.I., 2006, Taxonomy and Status of the Sharks and Rays of Sri Lanka. The Fauna of Sri Lanka: Status of taxonomy, research & conservation -IUCN. pp. ...
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