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Index: Acanthias americanus ...................................... - 81 - Aprionodon sitankaiensis .................................. - 37 - Acanthias blainville ........................................... - 70 - Apristurus abbreviatus ...................................... - 22 - Acanthias lebruni .............................................. - 84 - Apristurus acanutus .......................................... - 57 - Acanthias megalops ......................................... - 54 - Apristurus albisoma .......................................... - 61 - Acanthidium (Acanthidium) molleri ................... - 89 - Apristurus ampliceps ........................................ - 72 - Acanthidium aciculatum .................................... - 29 - Apristurus aphyodes ......................................... - 62 - Acanthidium calceus ......................................... - 53 - Apristurus australis ........................................... - 72 - Acanthidium hystricosum .................................. - 29 - Apristurus brevicaudatus .................................. - 17 - Acanthidium natalense ..................................... - 31 - Apristurus brunneus ......................................... - 31 - Acanthidium pusillum ........................................ - 53 - Apristurus bucephalus ...................................... - 87 - Acanthidium quadrispinosum............................ - 55 - Apristurus canutus ............................................ - 77 - Acanthidium rostratum ...................................... - 29 - Apristurus exsanguis ........................................ - 72 - Aetobatis laticeps ............................................. - 32 - Apristurus fedorovi............................................ - 24 - Aetobatis latirostris ........................................... - 25 - Apristurus gibbosus .......................................... - 57 - Aetobatus flagellum .......................................... - 10 - Apristurus herklotsi ............ - 17 -, - 22 -, - 27 -, - 57 - Aetobatus guttatus ............................................ - 74 - Apristurus indicus ............................................. - 12 - Aetobatus laticeps ............................................ - 32 - Apristurus internatus......................................... - 22 - Aetobatus narinari .................................. - 25 -, - 26 - Apristurus investigatoris ................................... - 58 - Aetobatus ocellatus - 3 -, - 27 -, - 55 -, - 57 -, - 68 -, - Apristurus japonicus ......................................... - 61 - 71 -, - 85 - Apristurus kampae............................................ - 83 - Aetomylaeus huletti .......................................... - 76 - Apristurus laurussonii .................. - 14 -, - 45 -, - 72 - Aetomylaeus maculatus ................................... - 34 - Apristurus longianalis ....................................... - 17 - Aetomylaeus milvus .......................................... - 60 - Apristurus longicaudatus .................................. - 17 - Aetomylaeus nichofii ............................... - 10 -, - 76 - Apristurus longicephalus .................................. - 61 - Aetomylaeus reticulatus ................................... - 83 - Apristurus macrorhynchus ................................ - 82 - Aetomylaeus vespertilio .......................... - 10 -, - 83 - Apristurus macrostomus ................................... - 57 - Aetoplatea tentaculata ...................................... - 59 - Apristurus maderensis ...................................... - 14 - Aetoplatea zonura .............................................. - 9 - Apristurus manis ............................................... - 77 - Aetoplatea zonurus ............................................. - 9 - Apristurus melanoasper .................................... - 39 - Alopecias superciliosus .................................... - 53 - Apristurus microps ............................................ - 31 - Alopias caudatus .............................................. - 66 - Apristurus micropterygeus ................................ - 17 - Alopias greyi ..................................................... - 89 - Apristurus parvipinnis ....................................... - 77 - Alopias macrourus ............................................ - 68 - Apristurus pinguis ............................................. - 23 - Alopias pelagicus .............................................. - 61 - Apristurus platyrhynchus ........................ - 27 -, - 82 - Alopias profundus ............................................. - 61 - Apristurus profundorum .................................... - 34 - Alopias superciliosus .............................. - 53 -, - 61 - Apristurus riveri .................................................. - 7 - Alopias vulpinus ... - 12 -, - 29 -, - 33 -, - 34 -, - 66 -, - Apristurus saldanha ............................................ - 5 - 68 -, - 89 - Apristurus sibogae ............................................ - 86 - Amblyraja badia ................................................ - 29 - Apristurus sinensis ........................................... - 16 - Amblyraja doellojuradoi .................................... - 67 - Apristurus spongiceps ...................................... - 31 - Amblyraja frerichsi ............................................ - 45 - Apristurus stenseni ........................................... - 77 - Amblyraja georgiana ......................................... - 62 - Apristurus xenolepis ......................................... - 57 - Amblyraja hyperborea ............................ - 17 -, - 29 - Apterurus fabroni .............................................. - 68 - Amblyraja jenseni ............................................... - 7 - Aptychotrema bougainvillii ................................ - 60 - Amblyraja radiata ......................... - 22 -, - 24 -, - 29 - Aptychotrema rostrata ................. - 54 -, - 60 -, - 74 - Amblyraja reversa ............................................. - 52 - Aptychotrema timorensis .................................. - 46 - Amblyraja robertsi ............................................. - 39 - Aptychotrema vincentiana ................................ - 36 - Amblyraja taaf ................................................... - 57 - Arhynchobatis asperrimus ................................ - 86 - Anacanthobatis americanus ............................... - 6 - Astrape aysoni .................................................. - 37 - Anacanthobatis borneensis .................... - 15 -, - 74 - Astrape capensis .............................................. - 60 - Anacanthobatis donghaiensis ........................... - 23 - Asymbolus analis ............................................. - 64 - Anacanthobatis folirostris ................................... - 7 - Asymbolus funebris .......................................... - 19 - Anacanthobatis longirostris ................................ - 6 - Asymbolus galacticus ....................................... - 73 - Anacanthobatis marmoratus ............................. - 85 - Asymbolus occiduus ......................................... - 48 - Anacanthobatis nanhaiensis ............................. - 16 - Asymbolus pallidus ........................................... - 48 - Anacanthobatis ori ............................................ - 86 - Asymbolus parvus ............................................ - 19 - Anacanthobatis stenosoma .............................. - 16 - Asymbolus rubiginosus ..................................... - 48 - Anacanthus asperrimus .................................... - 60 - Asymbolus submaculatus ................................. - 19 - Anoxypristis cuspidata ............................ - 50 -, - 74 - Asymbolus vincenti ........................................... - 90 - Anteliochimaera chaetirhamphus ..................... - 82 - Atelomycterus baliensis .................................... - 87 - Aodon comutus ................................................. - 68 - Atelomycterus fasciatus .................................... - 18 - Aprionodon acutidens ....................................... - 89 - Atelomycterus macleayi .................................... - 89 - Aprionodon acutidens queenslandicus ............. - 89 - Atelomycterus marmoratus ............ - 6 -, - 34 -, - 60 - Aprionodon caparti ........................................... - 67 - Atelomycterus marnkalha ................................. - 40 - Aprionodon punctatus ............................. - 32 -, - 58 - Atlantoraja castelnaui ....................................... - 22 - - 91 - E-Mail: [email protected] .
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