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The world’s oceans are home to an exquisite variety of sharks and rays, from the largest fishes in the sea – the majestic whale shark and manta rays – to the luminescent but rarely seen deep-water ...

A North Carolina stingray's pregnancy is stirring a debate. How did it become pregnant without a male nearby, and did a shark have anything to do with it? The Aquarium and Shark Lab by Team Ecco in ...

More than one-third of sharks and rays are now threatened with extinction, making them among the most imperilled vertebrates ...

Elasmobranchs—sharks, skates and rays—that have been skinned or filleted are hard to identify once they reach the fish market. This, and the fact that these fishes are often grouped together in ...