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• Compagno, Leonard J. V. 1984. Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 4, pt. 1
• Compagno, Leonard J. V. 2001. Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date, vol. 2: Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes, no. 1, vol. 2. viii + 269
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• Dulvy, N.K., J.K. Baum, S. Clarke, L.J.V. Compagno, E. Cortés, A. Domingo, S. Fordham, S. Fowler, M.P. Francis, C. Gibson, J. Martínez, J.A. Musick, A. Soldo, J.D. Stevens and S. Valenti 2008 You can swim but you can't hide: the global status and conservation of oceanic pelagic sharks and rays. Aquat. Conserv.: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. (Ref. 85838)
• Ebert, D.A. 2003 Sharks, rays and chimaeras of California. California Natural History Guides No. 71. University of California Press. 284 p. (Ref. 48844)
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• Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905
• Hilton-Taylor, C.0 2000 IUCN red list of threatened species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. xviii + 61 p. (with 1 CD-ROM).
• IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
• Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens 1994 Sharks and rays of Australia. CSIRO, Australia. 513 p. (Ref. 6871)
• Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens0 Sharks and rays of Australia. CSIRO, Australia. 513 p.
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• Nelson, J.S., E.J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea and J.D. Williams0 Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 29, Bethesda, Maryland.
• Nelson, Joseph S. 1994. Fishes of the World, Third Edition. xvii + 600
• Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds. 2004. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29. ix + 386
• Oikawa, S. and T. Kanda0 Some features of the gills of a megamouth shark and a shortfin mako, with reference to metabolic activity. p. 93-104 In Yano, K., J.F. Morissey, Y. Tabumoto, and K. Nakaya. (eds). 1997. Biology of the Megamouth Shark. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 201pp.
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• Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al. 1991. Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20. 183
• Springer, Victor G., Gold, Joy P. 1989. Sharks in Question. Smithsonian Institute Press. Washington D.C. pp. 216-217
• Stevens, J.D. 1987. Sharks. Facts on File Publications. New York. pg. 251
• Webb TJ, Vanden Berghe E, O'Dor R. 2010. Biodiversity's Big Wet Secret: The Global Distribution of Marine Biological Records Reveals Chronic Under-Exploration of the Deep Pelagic Ocean. PLoS ONE 5(8): e10223. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0010223
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• Yano, K., J.F. Morissey, Y. Tabumoto and K. NakaY. (eds.)0 Biology of the Megamouth Shark. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 201p.