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According to Duhamel et al. (2014) fish comprise the most species-rich group of Antarctic vertebrates with 47 families and 374 species; four families of which, including 14 species, being cartilagineous (Chondrichthyes). The most dominant is the endemic family Nototheniidae with 115 species (eight species require validation). Chondrichthyes are represented by sharks (three families, five species) and rays (one family, nine species). Sharks are mainly recorded in the northern part of the Southern Ocean, with only one southerly record in the Ross Sea. All Antarctic skates belong to the family Rajidae and two genera: Amblyraja Malm, 1877 (two species) and Bathyraja Ishiyama, 1958 (seven species).
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Rocka, A. (2017). Cestodes and Nematodes of Antarctic Fishes and Birds. In: Klimpel, S., Kuhn, T., Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Biodiversity and Evolution of Parasitic Life in the Southern Ocean. Parasitology Research Monographs, vol 9. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46343-8_6
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