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Revision of the sixgill sawsharks, genus Pliotrema (Chondrichthyes, Pristiophoriformes), with descriptions of two new species and a redescription of P. warreni Regan

  • 1. Elasmo-Lab, Elasmobranch Research Laboratory, Hamburg, Germany & Center of Natural History, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  • 2. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown, South Africa
  • 3. Natural History Museum,London, United Kingdom
  • 4. School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
  • 5. Institute of Fisheries Research, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources, Livestock and Fisheries,Zanzibar, Tanzania

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Weigmann, Simon, Gon, Ofer, Leeney, Ruth H., Barrowclift, Ellen, Berggren, Per, Jiddawi, Narriman, Temple, Andrew J. (2020): Revision of the sixgill sawsharks, genus Pliotrema (Chondrichthyes, Pristiophoriformes), with descriptions of two new species and a redescription of P. warreni Regan. PLOS ONE 15 (3): 1-56, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228791, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228791

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