@article{fdi:010061034, title = {{A}n annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of {T}aiwan}, author = {{E}bert, {D}.{A}. and {W}hite, {W}.{T}. and {H}suan-{C}hing {H}o and {L}ast, {P}.{R}. and {N}akaya, {N}. and {S}{\'e}ret, {B}ernard and {S}traube, {N}. and {N}aylor, {G}.{J}.{P}. and {D}e {C}arvalho, {M}.{R}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}n annotated checklist of chondrichthyan fishes (sharks, batoids, and chimaeras) occurring in {T}aiwanese waters is presented. {T}he checklist is the result of a biodiversity workshop held in {M}ach 2012 as well as on-going systematic revisions by the authors. {T}he chondrichthyan fauna of {T}aiwan is one of the richest in the world with the number of species totaling 181, comprising 52 families and 98 genera. {I}t includes 31 families, 64 genera, and 119 species of sharks, 19 families, 31 genera, and 58 species of batoids, and 2 families, 3 genera, and 4 species of chimaeras. {T}he most species-rich families are the {C}archarhinidae with 22 species followed by the {S}cyliorhinidae with 17. {T}he most species-rich batoid families are the {D}asyatidae with 11 species and and the {R}ajidae with 10. {V}erified voucher materialis provided for each species where available and potential taxonomic issues are high-lighted when applicable. {T}his represents the first detailed, evidence-based checklist of chondrichthyans from {T}aiwanese waters in over 40 years.}, keywords = {{TAIWAN} ; {PACIFIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{Z}ootaxa}, volume = {3752}, numero = {1}, pages = {279--386}, ISSN = {1175-5326}, year = {2013}, DOI = {10.11646/zootaxa.3752.1.17}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061034}, }