Protected Species (Germany, EU)

Abbreviations/meaning of the symbols

Council Regulation 2017/160= Council regulation on the protection of species

BNatSchG= Bundesnaturschutzgesetz (german nature protection law)

BArtSchV= Bundesartenschutzverordnung (german nature protection law)

= Trade in trophys, jaws, rosta and teeth

= Industrial use and fishery

= "Finning"

= Trade in jewel and personal effects

Class Chondrichthyes

Order Carcharhiniformes

Family Carcharhinidae JORDAN & EVERMANN, 1896

Genus Carcharhinus BLAINVILLE, 1816

Carcharhinus falciformis (Bibron, 1839) (04.10.2017)

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Protective laws:

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speciesof Wild Fauna and Flora annex: II
Council Regulation 2017/160 annex: B
BNatSchG (§7 Abs. 2 Nr. 13 BNatSchG): b (well protected)

Carcharhinus longimanus (POEY, 1861) (14.09.2014)

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Protective laws:

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speciesof Wild Fauna and Flora annex: II
Council Regulation 2017/160 annex: B
BNatSchG (§7 Abs. 2 Nr. 13 BNatSchG): b (well protected)

Family Sphyrnidae GILL, 1872

Genus Sphyrna RAFINESQUE, 1810

Sphyrna lewini (GRIFFITH & SMITH, 1834) (14.09.2014)

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Protective laws:

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speciesof Wild Fauna and Flora annex: II
Council Regulation 2017/160 annex: B
BNatSchG (§7 Abs. 2 Nr. 13 BNatSchG): b (well protected)

Sphyrna mokarran (RÜPPELL, 1837) (14.09.2014)

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Protective laws:

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speciesof Wild Fauna and Flora annex: II
Council Regulation 2017/160 annex: B
BNatSchG (§7 Abs. 2 Nr. 13 BNatSchG): b (well protected)

Sphyrna zygaena (LINNAEUS, 1758) (14.09.2014)

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Protective laws:

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speciesof Wild Fauna and Flora annex: II
Council Regulation 2017/160 annex: B
BNatSchG (§7 Abs. 2 Nr. 13 BNatSchG): b (well protected)

Order Lamniformes

Family Alopiidae BONAPARTE, 1838

Genus Alopias RAFINESQUE, 1810

Alopias spp. (04.10.2017)

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Protective laws:

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speciesof Wild Fauna and Flora annex: II
Council Regulation 2017/160 annex: B
BNatSchG (§7 Abs. 2 Nr. 13 BNatSchG): b (well protected)

Family Lamnidae MÜLLER & HENLE, 1838

Genus Carcharodon SMITH IN MÜLLER & HENLE, 1838

Carcharodon carcharias (LINNAEUS, 1758) (12.01.2005)

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Protective laws:

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speciesof Wild Fauna and Flora annex: II
Council Regulation 2017/160 annex: B
BArtSchV Novellierung Anhang: 1 (footer (6): only the population of the Mediterranean Sea)
BNatSchG (§7 Abs. 2 Nr. 13 BNatSchG): b (well protected)

Genus Lamna CUVIER, 1816

Lamna nasus (BONNATERRE, 1788) (14.09.2014)

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Protective laws:

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speciesof Wild Fauna and Flora annex: II
Council Regulation 2017/160 annex: B
BNatSchG (§7 Abs. 2 Nr. 13 BNatSchG): b (well protected)

Genus Isurus RAFINESQUE, 1810

Isurus oxyrinchus RAFINESQUE, 1810 (14.12.2019)

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Protective laws:

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speciesof Wild Fauna and Flora annex: II
Council Regulation 2019/2117 annex: B
BNatSchG (§7 Abs. 2 Nr. 13 BNatSchG): b (well protected)

Isurus paucus GUITART MANDAY, 1966 (14.12.2019)

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Protective laws:

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speciesof Wild Fauna and Flora annex: II
Council Regulation 2019/2117 annex: B
BNatSchG (§7 Abs. 2 Nr. 13 BNatSchG): b (well protected)

Family Cetorhinidae GILL, 1862

Genus Cetorhinus BLAINVILLE, 1816

Cetorhinus maximus (GUNNERUS, 1765) (13.02.2003)

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Protective laws:

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speciesof Wild Fauna and Flora annex: II
Council Regulation 2017/160 annex: B
BNatSchG (§7 Abs. 2 Nr. 13 BNatSchG): b (well protected)

Order Orectolobiformes

Family Rhincodontidae GARMAN, 1913

Genus Rhincodon SMITH, 1829

Rhincodon typus SMITH, 1828 (13.02.2003)

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Protective laws:

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speciesof Wild Fauna and Flora annex: II
Council Regulation 2017/160 annex: B
BNatSchG (§7 Abs. 2 Nr. 13 BNatSchG): b (well protected)

Order Myliobatiformes

Family Myliobatidae BONAPARTE, 1838

Genus Mobula RAFINESQUE, 1810 and

Genus Manta BANCROFT, 1829 (04.04.2017/14.09.2014)

taxonomic note: following WHITE, W.T. & LAST, P.R. 2016 Devilrays, Family Mobulidae. In: Last, P.R., White, W.T., Carvalho, M.R. de, Séret, B., Stehmann, M.F.W & Naylor, G.J.P (Eds.) Rays of the World. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne: 741–749 now: Manta is a synonym of Mobula!