Although there is a high number of publications listing fish species in the Adriatic, only few have focused on chondrichthyans, while their conservation status has been investigated even less. Thus, this paper aims to provide an updated and annotated checklist chondrichthyans occurring Adriatic waters with presence status. Each evaluated against criteria defined IUCN (International Union for Co...

Angel sharks are among the most threatened species of globally. Twenty-two have been identified globally so far, with three being present in Mediterranean Sea: Squatina aculeata, oculata, and squatina. The populations all assessed as Critically Endangered by IUCN Red List Threatened Species due to steep decline their a result historical current overexploitation demersal fisheries. Therefore, cu...

All three species of angelsharks that inhabit the Mediterranean Sea, Squatina aculeata Cuvier, 1829; oculata Bonaparte, 1840; and squatina (Linnaeus, 1758), are classified as Critically Endangered on IUCN Red List Threatened Species, since their populations have suffered severe decline range reduction, mainly due to fishing pressure. The presently reported study aims further update records S. i...

Abstract Historically, two angel shark species, common Squatina squatina and smoothback oculata , were in the upper continental shelf of eastern Adriatic Sea. Although both species are considered critically endangered rest world, there almost no data on current status populations, threat assessment species-specific in-situ conservation. Common is still present highly fragmented areas with extre...