|
|||||
|
|
Avoiding being dragged away: finding egg cases of Schroederichthys bivius (Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae) associated with benthic invertebrates |
|
| Authors: | D. M. Vazquez M. Belleggia L. Schejter E. Mabragaña |
| Affiliation: | 1. Grupo de Biotaxonomía Morfológica y Molecular de Peces (BIMOPE), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3350, B7602AYL Mar del Plata, Argentina;2. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina;3. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), UNMDP‐CONICET, Mar del Plata, Argentina;4. Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), Paseo Victoria Ocampo 1, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina |
| Abstract: | Egg cases of the narrowmouthed catshark Schroederichthys bivius were recorded entangled with sponges, corals and tubeworms at different sites in the south‐west Atlantic Ocean. This work sheds light on the importance of benthic invertebrates in the life cycle of oviparous chondrichthyan species. |
| Keywords: | attachment of eggs cat sharks entanglement epibionts south‐west Atlantic Ocean |