New Specimens and Records of Chondrichthyan Fishes (Vertebrata: Chondrichthyes) off The Mexican Pacific Coast

Abstract

New specimens and new records of occurrence for 10 species of chondrichthyan (elasmobranch and chimaeroid) fi shes previously unknown or little documented for the continental shelf of the Mexican Pacifi c are reported. This contribution provides the fi rst record of Centroscyllium nigrum, Isurus paucus, and Bathyraja trachura for the Mexican Pacifi c, as well as new specimens of Hydrolagus colliei, Hexanchus griseus, Echinorhinus cookei, Pseudocarcharias kamoharai, and Raja velezi for the western coast of the Baja California Peninsula, including the intermediate record within the known distribution range for Apristurus kampae, and the southernmost record for Raja inornata.