Leonard Compagno
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American shark ichthyologist
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Leonard Compagno's Degrees
- PhD Zoology University of Miami
- Masters Zoology University of Miami
- Bachelors Zoology University of Miami
Why Is Leonard Compagno Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno is an international authority on shark taxonomy and the author of many scientific papers and books on the subject, best known of which is his 1984 catalogue of shark species produced for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Compagno was mentioned in the credits of the 1975 film Jaws along with the National Geographic Society.
Leonard Compagno's Published Works
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- Sharks of the world :an annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date (1984) (2344)
- Extinction risk and conservation of the world’s sharks and rays (2013) (1458)
- Sharks of the World (1985) (974)
- Phyletic Relationships of Living Sharks and Rays (1977) (493)
- FAO species catalogue. v. 4: (2) Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date, pt. 2: Carcharhiniformes (1984) (411)
- Sharks of the Order Carcharhiniformes (1988) (405)
- A field guide to the sharks of the world (2005) (378)
- Alternative life-history styles of cartilaginous fishes in time and space (1990) (297)
- Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes) (2002) (262)
- Sharks of the World: A Fully Illustrated Guide (2013) (261)
- Guide to the Sharks and Rays of Southern Africa (1989) (193)
- Redescription of the genus Manta with resurrection of Manta alfredi (Krefft, 1868) (Chondrichthyes; Myliobatoidei; Mobulidae) (2009) (188)
- FAO species catalogue. v. 4: (1) Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date, Pt. 1 - Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes (1984) (165)
- Biodiversity and systematics of skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes: Rajoidei) (2007) (129)
- Relationships of the megamouth shark, Megachasma pelagios (Lamniformes, Megachasmidae), with comments on its feeding habits (1990) (128)
- Megamouth--a new species, genus, and family of lamnoid shark (Megachasma pelagios, family Megachasmidae) from the Hawaiian Islands (1983) (116)
- Distribution, reproduction and feeding of the Greenland shark Somniosus (Somniosus) microcephalus, with notes on two other sleeper sharks, Somniosus (Somniosus) pacificus and Somniosus (Somniosus) antarcticus (2007) (111)
- Resurrection and redescription of Squalus suckleyi (Girard, 1854) from the North Pacific, with comments on the Squalus acanthias subgroup (Squaliformes: Squalidae) (2010) (102)
- Distribution of offshore demersal cartilaginous fish (Class Chondrichthyes) off the west coast of southern Africa, with notes on their systematics (1991) (85)
- Life history and diet of two southern African smoothhound sharks, Mustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Mustelus palumbes Smith, 1957 (Pisces: Triakidae) (1997) (82)
- Testing morphologically based phylogenetic theories within the cartilaginous fishes with molecular data, with special reference to the catshark family (Chondrichthyes; Scyliorhinidae) and the interrelationships within them. (2006) (76)
- A preliminary investigation of the feeding ecology of skates (Batoidea: Rajidae) off the west coast of southern Africa (1991) (75)
- Predation by White Sharks Carcharodon carcharias (Chondrichthyes: Lamnidae) Upon Chelonians, with New Records from the Mediterranean Sea and a First Record of the Ocean Sunfish Mola mola (Osteichthyes: Molidae) as Stomach Contents (2000) (73)
- Freshwater stingrays (Dasyatidae) of Southeast Asia and New Guinea, with description of a new species ofHimantura and reports of unidentified species (1982) (72)
- Recent strandings and sightings of whale sharks in South Africa (1997) (72)
- Aspects of the reproductive biology of skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes: Rajoidei) from southern Africa (2008) (69)
- A preliminary investigation of the feeding ecology of squaloid sharks off the west coast of southern Africa (1992) (69)
- New Mediterranean Marine biodiversity records (December, 2013) (2013) (57)
- Reproductive biology of catsharks (Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae) off the west coast of southern Africa (2006) (53)
- Ontogenetic vertebral growth patterns in the basking shark Cetorhinus maximus (2008) (49)
- Satellite tracking of whale sharks using tethered tags (2007) (48)
- AN OVERVIEW OF CHONDRICHTHYAN SYSTEMATICS AND BIODIVERSITY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA (1999) (48)
- Systematics of the genus Hemitriakis (Selachii : Carcharhinidae), and related genera (1970) (47)
- A review of the systematics of the sleeper shark genus Somniosus with redescriptions of Somniosus (Somniosus) antarcticus and Somniosus (Rhinoscymnus) longus (Squaliformes: Somniosidae) (2004) (47)
- Threatened fishes of the world: Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lamnidae) (1997) (43)
- Injuries to jackass penguins (Spheniscus demersus): evidence for shark involvement (1988) (39)
- Rhinochimaera africana, a new longnose chimaera from southern Africa, with comments on the systematics and distribution of the genus Rhinochimaera Garman, 1901 (Chondrichthyes, Chimaeriformes, Rhinochimaeridae) (1990) (38)
- Distribution, abundance and biology of the smalltooth sandtiger shark Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810) (Lamniformes: Odontaspididae) (2007) (34)
- Marine and Freshwater Stingrays Dasyatidae of West Africa, with description of a new species (1984) (29)
- Abundance, distribution, morphometrics, reproduction and diet of the Izak catshark (2000) (28)
- A preliminary investigation of the feeding ecology of catsharks (Scyliorhinidae) off the west coast of southern Africa (1996) (27)
- White Shark abundance : not a causative factor in numbers of shark bite incidents (2014) (26)
- Southern African skate biodiversity and distribution (2007) (21)
- Hypoprion bigelowi, a Synonym of Carcharhinus signatus (Pisces: Carcharhinidae), with a Description of Ontogenetic Heterodonty in this Species and Notes on its Natural History (1982) (21)
- Rhinobatos punctifer, a new species of guitarfish (Rhinobatiformes: Rhinobatidae) from the Red Sea, with notes on the Red Sea batoid fauna (1987) (20)
- Great white shark (1993) (20)
- Chlamydoselachus africana , a new species of frilled shark from southern Africa (Chondrichthyes, Hexanchiformes, Chlamydoselachidae) (2009) (19)
- Electrolux addisoni, a new genus and species of electric ray from the east coast of South Africa (Rajiformes: Torpedinoidei: Narkidae), with a review of torpedinoid taxonomy (2007) (18)
- A taxonomic re-evaluation of the blue stingray from southern Africa (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) (1993) (18)
- Gogolia filewoodi, a new genus and species of shark from New Guinea (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae), with a redefinition of the family Triakidae and a key to Triakid genera (1973) (17)
- The Persian/Arabian Gulf’s sole great white shark Carcharodon carcharias (Lamniformes: Lamnidae) record from Kuwait: misidentification of a sandtiger shark Carcharias taurus (Lamniformes: Odontaspididae) (2007) (14)
- Benthobatis yangi, a new species of blind electric ray from Taiwan (Chondrichthyes: Torpediniformes: Narcinidae) (2003) (14)
- A New Lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae: Etmopterus) from Southern Africa (2011) (13)
- Hemitriakis falcata n.sp. and H. abdita n.sp., two new houndsharks (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae) from Australia (1993) (12)
- Description of a new species of weasel shark, Hemigaleus australiensis n. sp. (Carcharhiniformes: Hemigaleidae) from Australian waters (2005) (12)
- Iagoc a new genus of carcharhinid sharksc with a redescription of Ip omanensis (1971) (12)
- Chimaera notafricana sp. nov. (Chondrichthyes: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae), a new species of chimaera from southern Africa (2010) (11)
- South Africa ’ s White Shark cage-diving industry-is their cause for concern ? (2014) (11)
- Atelomycterus fasciatus n.sp., a new catshark (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from tropical Australia (1993) (11)
- A new species of electric ray of the genus Narcine Henle, 1834 from the South-Western Indian Ocean (Chondrichthyes: Torpediniformes: Narcinidae) (2002) (10)
- Re-identification of a lamnid shark embryo (2002) (10)
- Squatina caillieti sp. nov., a new species of angel shark (Chondrichthyes: Squatiniformes: Squatinidae) from the Philippine Islands (2011) (10)
- First megamouth shark from the western Indian Ocean and South Africa : news & views (2002) (9)
- A new wobbegong shark, Orectolobus hutchinsi n. sp. (Orectolobiformes: Orectolobidae) from southwestern Australia (2006) (9)
- A new species of wedgefish Rhynchobatus cooki (Rhinopristiformes, Rhinidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. (2016) (9)
- Scyliorhinus comoroensis sp. n., a new catshark from the Comoro Islands, western Indian Ocean (Carcharhiniformes, Scyliorhinidae) (1988) (9)
- Rhinobatos nudidorsalis, a new species of shovelnose ray (Batoidea: Rhinobatidae) from the Mascarene Ridge, central Indian Ocean (2004) (8)
- Narcine oculifera: A New Species of Electric Ray from the Gulfs of Oman and Aden (Chondrichthyes: Torpediniformes: Narcinidae) (2002) (8)
- Distribution, habitat and biology of a rare and threatened eastern Australian endemic shark: Colclough's shark, Brachaelurus colcloughi Ogilby, 1908 (2011) (8)
- Threatened fishes of the world: Glyphis gangeticus (Müller & Henle, 1839) (Carcharhinidae) (1997) (8)
- Description of a new species of chimaerid, Chimaera bahamaensis from the Bahamas (Holocephali: Chimaeridae) (2010) (7)
- Galeus gracilis n.sp., a new sawtail catshark from Australia, with comments on the systematics of the genus Galeus Rafinesque, 1810 (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) (1993) (7)
- A New Legskate (Rajoidei: Genus Cruriraja) from Southern Africa (2010) (7)
- Carcharias Rafinesque, 1810 (Chondrichthyes, Lamniformes): proposed conservation by the use of the relative precedence procedure (1986) (7)
- Recent records of four warm-water elasmobranchs from the eastern Cape Province, South Africa (1986) (6)
- Analysis of sightings of white sharks in Gansbaai (South Africa) (2021) (5)
- First records of the longnose spiny dogfish Squalus blainvillei (Squalidae) and the deep-water stingray Plesiobatis daviesi (Urolophidae) from South African waters (2002) (5)
- First record of Carcharhinus leucas from Tonga, South Pacific (2008) (4)
- First record of a smalltooth sandtiger shark, Odontaspis ferox, from the Galápagos Islands (2013) (4)
- Additional Notes on the Use of the Sihler Technique of Staining Nerves of Small, Whole Specimens of Fishes and Other Vertebrates (1977) (4)
- Hemitriakis indroyonoi sp. nov., a new species of houndshark from Indonesia (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae) (2009) (4)
- Author response: Extinction risk and conservation of the world’s sharks and rays (2013) (2)
- Evidence of Sperm Storage in Nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris, Linnaeus 1758): Juveniles Husbandry and Tagging Program (2016) (2)
- Description of Haploblepharus kistnasamyi, a new catshark (Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae) from South Africa (2006) (1)
- Comment on the proposed suppression of Rhiniodon Smith, 1828, in favour of Rhincodon Smith 1829. Z.N. (S.) 2090 (1976) (1)
- A New Lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae: Etmopterus) from (2011) (1)
- Book Reviews (1946) (0)
- The genus Mustelus Linck, 1790 (Family Triakidae, Order Carcharhiniformes) is a wide-ranging group of at least 20 species of demersal sharks found on the shelves and uppermost slopes of temperate and tropical (2011) (0)
- Enigmatic megafauna: whale sharks in South Africa (1995) (0)
- Acknowledgements for refereeing (2004) (0)
- Baseline information on a rare and threatened eastern Australian endemic shark: Colclough's Shark Heteroscyllium colcloughi Ogilby (2010) (0)
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