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Lifeform

Taxa

  • Acipenseridae spp.
  • Acroteriobatus blochii
  • Alopias pelagicus
  • Alopias superciliosus
  • Alopias vulpinus
  • Antipatharia spp.
  • Batsch spp.
  • Carcharhinidae spp.
  • Carcharhinus acronotus
  • Carcharhinus albimarginatus
  • Carcharhinus altimus
  • Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
  • Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
  • Carcharhinus amboinensis
  • Carcharhinus borneensis
  • Carcharhinus brachyurus
  • Carcharhinus brevipinna
  • Carcharhinus dussumieri
  • Carcharhinus falciformis
  • Carcharhinus fitzroyensis
  • Carcharhinus galapagensis
  • Carcharhinus hemiodon
  • Carcharhinus isodon
  • Carcharhinus leiodon
  • Carcharhinus leucas
  • Carcharhinus limbatus
  • Carcharhinus longimanus
  • Carcharhinus macloti
  • Carcharhinus melanopterus
  • Carcharhinus obscurus
  • Carcharhinus perezi
  • Carcharhinus plumbeus
  • Carcharhinus porosus
  • Carcharhinus sealei
  • Carcharhinus signatus
  • Carcharhinus sorrah
  • Carcharhinus tjutjot
  • Carcharodon carcharias
  • Cetorhinus maximus
  • Chondrichthyes spp.
  • Chordata spp.
  • Coralliidae spp.
  • Elasmobranchii spp.
  • Eusphyra blochii
  • Gerardia spp.
  • Glaucostegidae spp.
  • Glaucostegus cemiculus
  • Glaucostegus granulatus
  • Glaucostegus halavi
  • Glaucostegus obtusus
  • Glaucostegus thouin
  • Glaucostegus typus
  • Heliopora coerulea
  • Hippocampus spp.
  • Holothuria fuscogilva
  • Holothuria nobilis
  • Holothuriidae spp.
  • Holothuriida spp.
  • Isididae spp.
  • Isis hippuris spp.
  • Isurus oxyrinchus
  • Isurus paucus
  • Lamiopsis temmincki
  • Lamiopsis tephrodes
  • Lamna nasus
  • Loxodon macrorhinus
  • Manta alfredi
  • Manta birostris
  • Melithaeidae spp.
  • Mobula alfredi
  • Mobula birostris
  • Mobula eregoodootenkee
  • Mobula hypostoma
  • Mobula japanica
  • Mobula kuhlii
  • Mobula mobular
  • Mobula munkiana
  • Mobula rochebrunei
  • Mobula tarapacana
  • Mobula thurstoni
  • Nasolamia velox
  • Negaprion acutidens
  • Negaprion brevirostris
  • Paddlefish spp.
  • Paratrygon aiereba
  • Porites spp.
  • Potamotrygon constellata
  • Potamotrygon magdalenae
  • Potamotrygon motoro
  • Potamotrygon orbignyi
  • Potamotrygon schroederi
  • Potamotrygon spp.
  • Potamotrygon yepezi
  • Primnoa spp.
  • Prionace glauca
  • Pristidae spp.
  • Pristis microdon
  • Pristis pectinata
  • Pseudobatos leucorhynchus
  • Pseudobatos percellens
  • Pseudobatos planiceps
  • Pseudobatos prahli
  • Rhina ancylostoma
  • Rhincodon typus
  • Rhinobatos albomaculatus
  • Rhinobatos irvinei
  • Rhinobatos penggali
  • Rhinobatos rhinobatos
  • Rhinobatos schlegelii
  • Rhizoprionodon acutus
  • Rhizoprionodon lalandii
  • Rhizoprionodon longurio
  • Rhizoprionodon oligolinx
  • Rhizoprionodon porosus
  • Rhizoprionodon taylori
  • Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
  • Rhynchobatus australiae
  • Rhynchobatus cooki
  • Rhynchobatus djiddensis
  • Rhynchobatus immaculatus
  • Rhynchobatus laevis
  • Rhynchobatus luebberti
  • Rhynchobatus palpebratus
  • Rhynchobatus springeri
  • Rhynchorhina mauritaniensis
  • Scleractinia spp.
  • Scoliodon laticaudus
  • Scoliodon macrorhynchos
  • Sphyrna corona
  • Sphyrna lewini
  • Sphyrna media
  • Sphyrna mokarran
  • Sphyrna tiburo
  • Sphyrna tudes
  • Sphyrna zygaena
  • Stichopodidae spp.
  • Sturgeon spp.
  • Synallactida spp.
  • Testudinidae spp.
  • Thelenota ananas
  • Thelenota anax
  • Triaenodon obesus
  • Vertebrata spp.

Geographical Coverage

  • Asia
  • Global
  • High seas
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
  • North America

Country

  • Australia
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Ecuador
  • France
  • Singapore
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • United States of America

Publication Year

  • 2025
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013
  • 2012
  • 2011
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • 2008
  • 2007
  • 2006
  • 2005
  • 2004
  • 2003
  • 2001

Trade type

Appendix listing

Specimen type

  • Parts and Derivatives
  • Parts and Derivatives
  • Whole organisms

Tags

  • Corals
  • Paddlefish
  • Seahorses
  • Sturgeon

Species

  • Alopias superciliosus
  • Isurus oxyrinchus
  • Sphyrna lewini
  • Prionace glauca
  • Sphyrna zygaena
  • Carcharhinus longimanus
  • Sphyrna mokarran
  • Alopias vulpinus
  • Carcharhinus falciformis
  • Alopias pelagicus
  • Carcharhinus limbatus
  • Isurus paucus
  • Lamna nasus
  • Carcharhinus plumbeus
  • Rhincodon typus
  • Carcharhinus leucas
  • Carcharodon carcharias
  • Carcharhinus obscurus
  • Carcharhinus altimus
  • Carcharhinus brevipinna
  • Carcharhinus albimarginatus
  • Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
  • Carcharhinus galapagensis
  • Carcharhinus melanopterus
  • Carcharhinus sorrah
  • Cetorhinus maximus
  • Mobula thurstoni
  • Rhizoprionodon acutus
  • Sphyrna tiburo
  • Carcharhinus brachyurus
  • Eusphyra blochii
  • Mobula tarapacana
  • Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
  • Carcharhinus amboinensis
  • Carcharhinus dussumieri
  • Carcharhinus porosus
  • Mobula japanica
  • Pristidae
  • Rhizoprionodon oligolinx
  • Sphyrna corona
  • Triaenodon obesus
  • Carcharhinus macloti
  • Carcharhinus sealei
  • Carcharhinus signatus
  • Manta birostris
  • Mobula kuhlii
  • Negaprion acutidens
  • Negaprion brevirostris
  • Sphyrna tudes
  • Carcharhinus acronotus
  • Carcharhinus perezi
  • Glaucostegus thouin
  • Loxodon macrorhinus
  • Mobula eregoodootenkee
  • Rhina ancylostoma
  • Rhizoprionodon porosus
  • Rhynchobatus australiae
  • Scoliodon laticaudus
  • Sphyrna media
  • Testudinidae
  • Carcharhinus borneensis
  • Glaucostegus typus
  • Mobula alfredi
  • Mobula birostris
  • Mobula hypostoma
  • Mobula munkiana
  • Nasolamia velox
  • Pseudobatos planiceps
  • Rhizoprionodon lalandii
  • Rhizoprionodon longurio
  • Scoliodon macrorhynchos
  • Chordata
  • Glaucostegus cemiculus
  • Lamiopsis tephrodes
  • Mobula mobular
  • Pseudobatos leucorhynchus
  • Pseudobatos percellens
  • Rhinobatos schlegelii
  • Rhizoprionodon taylori
  • Rhynchobatus djiddensis
  • Rhynchobatus luebberti
  • Rhynchobatus springeri
  • Acipenseridae
  • Acroteriobatus blochii
  • Antipatharia
  • Batsch
  • Carcharhinidae
  • Carcharhinus fitzroyensis
  • Carcharhinus hemiodon
  • Carcharhinus isodon
  • Carcharhinus leiodon
  • Carcharhinus tjutjot
  • Chondrichthyes
  • Coralliidae
  • Elasmobranchii
  • Gerardia
  • Glaucostegidae
  • Glaucostegus granulatus
  • Glaucostegus halavi
  • Glaucostegus obtusus
  • Heliopora coerulea
  • Hippocampus
  • Holothuria fuscogilva
  • Holothuria nobilis
  • Holothuriida
  • Holothuriidae
  • Isididae
  • Isis hippuris
  • Lamiopsis temmincki
  • Manta alfredi
  • Melithaeidae
  • Mobula rochebrunei
  • Paddlefish
  • Paratrygon aiereba
  • Porites
  • Potamotrygon
  • Potamotrygon constellata
  • Potamotrygon magdalenae
  • Potamotrygon motoro
  • Potamotrygon orbignyi
  • Potamotrygon schroederi
  • Potamotrygon yepezi
  • Primnoa
  • Pristis microdon
  • Pristis pectinata
  • Pseudobatos prahli
  • Rhinobatos albomaculatus
  • Rhinobatos irvinei
  • Rhinobatos penggali
  • Rhinobatos rhinobatos
  • Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
  • Rhynchobatus cooki
  • Rhynchobatus immaculatus
  • Rhynchobatus laevis
  • Rhynchobatus palpebratus
  • Rhynchorhina mauritaniensis
  • Scleractinia
  • Stichopodidae
  • Sturgeon
  • Synallactida
  • Thelenota ananas
  • Thelenota anax
  • Vertebrata

Identification materials - Fauna - aquatic (47)

Quick guide: CITES-listed sea cucumbers of the Western Indian Ocean
(
2025
)
English
French
Swahili
Malagasy
Portuguese, International
Guía de identificación de dientes, troncos y aletas de tiburones asociados a pesquerías de Ecuador
(
2023
)
Spanish
Identification guide for sea cucumbers in commercial trade
(
2022
)
English
French
Spanish
Chinese, Simplified
FinFinder
(
2022
)
CITES sharks and rays: Implementing and enforcing listings (Volume 2) - Processed carcass ID
(
2022
)
English
CITES sharks and rays: Implementing and enforcing listings (Volume 1) - Full carcass ID
(
2022
)
English
CITES sharks and rays: Implementing and enforcing listings (Volume 3) - Dried product ID
(
2022
)
English
Pocket Field Guide: sharks and rays in Southeast Asian region - rays
(
2021
)
English
Pocket Field Guide: sharks and rays in Southeast Asian region - sharks
(
2021
)
English
Identification Guide to Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles: Parts, Products and Derivatives in Trade.
(
2021
)
English
French
Spanish

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