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FAO geographical area: Global, 87 Pacific, Southeast
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Guía de identificación de dientes, troncos y aletas de tiburones asociados a pesquerías de Ecuador Carcharhinidae spp., Sphyrna corona, Sphyrna lewini, Sphyrna media, Sphyrna mokarran, Sphyrna tiburo, Sphyrna zygaena, Alopias pelagicus, Alopias superciliosus, Alopias vulpinus, Isurus oxyrinchus, Isurus paucus, Lamna nasus, Rhincodon typus ES Ecuador-guia-tiburones.pdf
FAO geographical area: All, 71 Pacific, Western Central
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Fin Finder (mobile app) Alopias pelagicus, Alopias superciliosus, Alopias vulpinus, Carcharhinus falciformis, Carcharhinus longimanus, Carcharodon carcharias, Isurus oxyrinchus, Isurus paucus, Lamna nasus, Rhina ancylostoma, Rhynchobatus djiddensis, Sphyrna lewini, Sphyrna mokarran, Sphyrna zygaena EN Link
Economically important sharks and rays Indonesia, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), 2006 EN, FR mn124_economically_important_sharks_and_rays_indo_16983.pdf Link
Sharks and rays of Borneo, CSIRO marine and atmospheric research paper No.032, 2010 EN, FR CSIRO_sharks-rays-borneo-032.pdf Link
FAO geographical area: 57 Indian Ocean, Eastern, 71 Pacific, Western Central
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Pocket Field Guide: sharks and rays in Southeast Asian region Alopias pelagicus, Alopias superciliosus, Carcharhinus falciformis, Isurus oxyrinchus, Isurus paucus, Sphyrna lewini EN Link
FAO geographical area: All, 57 Indian Ocean, Eastern
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The Cartilaginous Fishes (Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras Found in Thai Waters and the Adjacent Areas) Thai Link
Rays found in Thai waters and surrounding area , Department of Fisheries, Thailand All, EN, Thai Rays plate W1 ed.pdf , Rays plate W2 ed.pdf Link
Sharks found in Thai waters (poster), Department of Fisheries, Thailand All, EN, Thai Poster.bmp Link
Sharks and rays of Australia, CSIRO marine and atmospheric research paper No. 032, 2010 EN, FR Link
FAO geographical area: All, 51 Indian Ocean, Western
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FAO (2014) On Board Guide for the Identification of Pelagic Sharks and Rays of the Western Indian Ocean. Sphyrna zygaena, Sphyrna mokarran, Sphyrna lewini, Myliobatidae spp., Lamna nasus, Carcharhinus longimanus All, EN FAO Pelagic Guide IO-ENG-COMPLETE.pdf Link
Sharks of the Arabian Gulf. An illustrated Guide to the Sharks of the Arabian Gulf. IFAW. SHARK Conservation in Arabia Workshop. 2013. Sphyrna mokarran, Sphyrna lewini Arabic, All 046_Sharks of the Arabian Gulf Poster_IFAW.pdf Link
FAO geographical area: All
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Jabado RW and Ebert DA (2015). Sharks of the Arabian Seas: an identification guide. The International Fund for Animal Welfare, Dubai, UAE. 240 pp. ISBN 978-9948-18-254-2 Sphyrna zygaena, Sphyrna mokarran, Sphyrna lewini, Lamna nasus, Carcharhinus longimanus All, EN, Arabic Sharks_of_the_Arabian_Seas_an_identification_guide.pdf Link
Field guide to look-alike sharks and rays species of the Southeast Asian Region, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre (SEAFDEC), 2013. EN, FR Link
Field guide to sharks of the Southeast Asian Region, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre(SEAFDEC), 2012. EN, FR FieldGuideToSharks.pdf Link
FAO FishFinder (Species identification and data programme) EN, FR Link
FAO geographical area: Global, 51 Indian Ocean, Western
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iSharkFin is an innovative system that uses machine learning techniques to identify shark species from shark fin shapes. the tool permits the identification of 35 shark species from dorsal fins and 7 species from pectoral fins. Sphyrna zygaena, Sphyrna mokarran, Sphyrna lewini, Myliobatidae spp., Lamna nasus, Carcharhinus longimanus EN, Arabic Link
FAO geographical area: All, 21 Atlantic, Northwest
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VISUAL IDENTIFICATION OF FINS FROM COMMON ELASMOBRANCHS IN THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC OCEAN BY DEBRA L. ABERCROMBIE, DEMIAN D. CHAPMAN,
SIMON J.B. GULAK AND JOHN K. CARLSON 		EN Abercrombie et al_Fin Guide NOAA Tech memo_643_optimize.pdf
Abercrombie, D.L., Chapman, D.D., Gulak, S.J.B., and Carlson, J.K. 2013. Visual Identification of Fins from Common Elasmobranchs in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. NMFS-SEFSC-643, 51 p. Sphyrna zygaena, Sphyrna mokarran, Sphyrna lewini, Lamna nasus, Carcharhinus longimanus EN, All 054_fin_guide.pdf Link
FAO geographical area: All, 77 Pacific, Eastern Central
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Sharks of South Pacific [In Spanish], Organization of American States / Defenders of Wildlife All, ES 1.7d Guia SAPacifico.pdf Link
Sharks of Hawaii Sphyrna zygaena, Sphyrna lewini, Carcharhinus longimanus EN, All 055_sharks11.pdf Link
FAO geographical area: All, 31 Atlantic, Western Central
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Sharks of Atlantic South America [In Spanish], Organization of American States / Defenders of Wildlife ES, IT 1.7c Guia SAtlantico.pdf Link
Sharks of Mexico and Pacific Central America [In Spanish], Organization of American States / Defenders of Wildlife ES, IT 1.7b Guia MexCAPacifico.pdf Link
Sharks of Mexico and the Caribbean [In Spanish], Organization of American States / Defenders of Wildlife ES, IT 1.7a Guia MexCaribe.pdf Link
FAO geographical area: All, 34 Atlantic, Eastern Central
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Identification guide of the main shark and rays species of the eastern tropical Atlantic, for the purpose of fishery observers and biologists, , IUCN SSG and la Fondation Internationale du Banc d'Arguin (FIBA) (2006) EN, FR ID_East_Trop_Atlantic_ENGLISH.pdf Link
Séret, B. 2010. Guide des requins, des raies et des chimères des pêches françaises. DIRECTION DE LA PÊCHE MARITIME ET DE L’AQUACULTURE. IRD Paris. Lamna nasus FR, All 051_Seret2010-guideraies_requins.pdf Link
FAO geographical area: All, Global
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Identifying shark fins: Oceanic whitetip, porbeagle and hammerheads, The Pew Environment Group; Pew Charitable Trusts EN, FR identifyingsharkfins_guide.pdf Link
FAO geographical area: All, 81 Pacific, Southwest
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New Zealand Fishes Volume 3. A field guide to common species caught by surface fishing. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity, Report No. 69, ISSN 1176-9440, 2011. Sphyrna zygaena, Myliobatidae spp., Lamna nasus, Carcharhinus longimanus EN, All 056_AEBR_69.pdf Link
FAO geographical area: All, 27 Atlantic, Northeast, 34 Atlantic, Eastern Central
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Domingo, A., Cortés, E., Forselledo, R., Driggers, W. Guide d'identification des requins de l'Océan Atlantique. Commission Internationale pour la Conservation des Thinidés de L'Atlantique. Sphyrna zygaena, Sphyrna mokarran, Sphyrna lewini, Lamna nasus FR, All 053_ICCAT_Guide_ID_Sharks_FRA-1.pdf Link
FAO geographical area: 71 Pacific, Western Central
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Anon. 2005. Identification des requins dans les pêcheries tropicales du Pacifique. Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie: Secrétariat général de la Communauté du Pacifique Sphyrna zygaena, Sphyrna mokarran, Sphyrna lewini, Myliobatidae spp., Carcharhinus longimanus FR, All 052_SPC_ID_Sharks_VF.pdf Link
FAO geographical area: All, 87 Pacific, Southeast
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Navia, A. F., P. A. Mejia.Falla y J.A. Caicedo. 2007. Guia para la identificacion de especies de tiburones y rayas comercializada en el Pacifico colombiano. Primera version. Fundacion SQUALUS. 37p. Sphyrna lewini ES, All 050_Gui¦üa especies comerciales Colombia.pdf Link
Lamilla, J. y C. Bustamante. 2005. Guía para el reconocimiento de: tiburones, rayas y quimeras de Chile. Oceana 17(nov. 2005):1-80 Sphyrna zygaena, Lamna nasus ES, All 048_Guia Condrictios_Chile.pdf Link
Guía para la identificación de especies de tiburones, rayas y quimeras de Colombia. 2011. Editores Paola A. Mejía-Falla, Andrés Felipe Navia, Vladimir Puentes Sphyrna mokarran, Sphyrna lewini, Myliobatidae spp., Carcharhinus longimanus ES, All 047_2011_Guia_tiburones__rayas_y_quimeras_de_Colombia_Baja_resolucion.pdf Link
FAO geographical area: All, 41 Atlantic, Southwest
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Meneses, P., Paesch, L. 2003. Guía de campo para la identificacíon de peces cartilaginos en el Río de la Plata y su frente oceanico. Sphyrna zygaena, Sphyrna lewini, Lamna nasus, Carcharhinus longimanus ES, All 049_Guia de peces catilaginosos mar del plata.pdf