e·las·mo·branch

(ĭ-lăz′mə-brăngk′)

Any of various cartilaginous fishes of the subclass Elasmobranchii, having five to seven pairs of lateral gill slits and including the sharks, rays, and skates.

[From New Latin Elasmobranchiī, subclass name : Greek elasmos, metal beaten out (from elaunein, elas-, to beat) + Latin branchia, gill; see branchia.]

e·las′mo·branch′ adj.

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elasmobranch

(ɪˈlæsməˌbræŋk; ɪˈlæz-)

(Animals) any cartilaginous fish of the subclass Elasmobranchii (or Selachii), which includes the sharks, rays, dogfish, and skates

adj

(Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Elasmobranchii

Also called: selachian

[C19: from New Latin elasmobranchii, from Greek elasmos metal plate + brankhia gills]

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e•las•mo•branch

(ɪˈlæs məˌbræŋk, ɪˈlæz-)

adj.

1. belonging or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii, the subclass of cartilaginous fishes comprising the sharks and rays.

2. an elasmobranch fish.

[1870–75; < New Latin Elasmobranchii < Greek elasm(ós) beaten metal]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

elasmobranch - any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates

selachian

cartilaginous fish, chondrichthian - fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified

Elasmobranchii, Selachii, subclass Elasmobranchii, subclass Selachii - sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates

shark - any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales

ray - cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins

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The tiger sharks were tagged off the coast of Saba in the Dutch Caribbean, during an expedition organised by the Dutch Elasmobranch Society, the Saba Conservation Foundation and Nature Foundation Sint Maarten.

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Many elasmobranch fishes (sharks, rays, and skates) are particularly vulnerable to overfishing because of their large size, slow growth, late maturity, and low fecundity (Brander, 1981; Dulvy et al., 2000; Griffiths et al., 2010; Griffiths et al., 2011).

Population structure of the ocellate spot skate (Okamejei kenojei) inferred from variations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences and from morphological characters of regional populations

The potentially sustainable catch of elasmobranchs (sharks, rays, and chimaeras), meanwhile, has been'estimated at 12 percent of the total elasmobranch catch,'says the report, or'33 out of the 537'existing shark species.

Appetite for Shark Fin Drives Threatened Shark Population Decline, New Report

Until data collection becomes more efficient, the thorough demographic models that require biological inputs to measure elasmobranch susceptibility to overexploitation estimate the potential vulnerability of shark populations.

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Electric and magnetic field detection in elasmobranch fishes.

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By referring to Elasmobranch Husbandry Manual that was published by Ohio Biological Survey 2004, a few drug of choice had been described.

Enucleation in a Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera bonasus)

Kalmijn, "Electric and magnetic field detection in elasmobranch fishes," Science, vol.

A Comparison of Fishes and Invertebrates Living in the Vicinity of Energized and Unenergized Submarine Power Cables and Natural Sea Floor off Southern California, USA

In most elasmobranch studies, sagittally sectioned vertebrae are selected as the primary age structure (Cailliet and Goldman, 2004), although clarity of annuli within vertebrae is largely species-specific.

Methods for the Preparation of Pacific Spiny Dogfish, Squalus suckleyi, Fin Spines and Vertebrae and an Overview of Age Determination

Elasmobranch age determination and verification an updated review.

Age and Growth of Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias (Squalidae: Chondrichthyes) in the North Aegean Sea