The reproductive biology of lamnoidsharks

Lamnoid or mackerel sharks belong to
the order Lamniformes consisting of 16
species in seven families. The sand tiger
sharks (4 species), goblin sharks (1
species), crocodile sharks (1 species),
megamouth sharks (1 species), thresher
sharks (3 species), basking sharks (1
species), and mackerel sharks (5 species)
form a group of basically pelagic species
whose life history and reproductive biology
have been extremely difficult to study.

Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 851

This manuscript is an author version with the final
publication available and may be cited as: Gilmore, R. G. (1991). The reproductive biology of lamnoid
sharks. In S. H. Gruber (Ed.), Discovering sharks: American Littoral Society Special Publication 14 (pp.
64-67). Highlands, NJ: American Littoral Society.