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October 30, 2024
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Reproductive anatomy of Chondrichthyans: notes on specimen handling and sperm extraction. II. Sharks and chimaeras

Publicated to: Animals. 11 (8): 1-20 - 2021-01-01 11(8), DOI: 10.3390/ani11082191

Authors:

García-Salinas, Pablo; Gallego Albiach, Victor; Asturiano, Juan F.
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Affiliations

Assoc LAMNA Estudi Elasmobranquis Comunitat Valen, Fraules 10,13 - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, Inst Ciencia & Tecnol Anim, Grp Acuicultura & Biodiversidad - Author

Abstract

Simple Summary Sperm extraction and artificial insemination may serve ex situ conservation initiatives for threatened sharks and related species. A comparison of the reproductive anatomy of eight chondrichthyans is presented in this study, emphasizing the important differences when performing these reproductive techniques. Additionally, we show how to obtain sperm samples from both living and dead specimens using cannulation, abdominal massage, or oviducal gland extraction. These tools can improve the success of breeding programs developed in aquaria and research facilities. The chondrichthyan fishes, which comprise sharks, rays, and chimaeras, are one of the most threatened groups of vertebrates on the planet. Given this situation, an additional strategy for the protection of these species could be the ex situ conservation projects developed in public aquaria and research centers. Nevertheless, to increase sustainability and to develop properly in situ reintroduction strategies, captive breeding techniques, such as sperm extraction and artificial insemination, should be developed. These techniques are commonly used in other threatened species and could be also used in chondrichthyans. However, the different reproductive morphologies found in this group can complicate both processes. Therefore, a comparison of the reproductive anatomy of eight distinct chondrichthyans, with an emphasis on those important differences when performing sperm extraction or artificial insemination, is carried out herein. Sharks and chimaeras belonging to the Scyliorhinidae, Carcharhinidae, Centrophoridae, Etmopteridae, Hexanchidae, and Chimaeridae families were obtained from commercial fisheries, public aquaria, and stranding events. In addition, the process of obtaining viable sperm samples through cannulation, abdominal massage, and oviducal gland extraction is described in detail for both living and dead animals.
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Keywords

artificial inseminationAquariumAquariumsArticleArtificial inseminationBiologyBreedingCannulationCartilaginous fishesChimeraControlled studyElasmobranchsEndangered speciesEx situ conservationExtractionFish reproductionFisheryGlandHolocephaliLife below waterLife-historyMaleMorphologyNonhumanRaysReproductive assisted techniquesSharkSpecimen handlingSpermTonic immobility

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-02:

  • WoS: 8
  • Scopus: 9
  • Europe PMC: 4
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-02:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 57.

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 7.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 2 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions on Wikipedia: 5 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/10251/182606
Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 14 - Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development, with a probability of 0% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (García-Salinas, P) and Last Author (Asturiano Nemesio, Juan Francisco).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Asturiano Nemesio, Juan Francisco.

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Awards linked to the item

This research was partially funded by the Fundacion Biodiversidad (PRCV00683). P.G.-S. has a PhD contract from the European Union through the Operational Program of the European Social Fund (ESF) of the Comunitat Valenciana 2014-2020 ACIF 2018 (ACIF/2018/147). V.G. has a postdoc contract from the MICIU, Programa Juan de la Cierva-Incorporacion (IJCI-2017-34200).
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