Figure 5.

Specific female anatomy. Species-specific morphologies in three female sharks and one chimaera species that can be relevant to perform artificial insemination. The reproductive, excretory, and digestive systems are marked with different colors. The uteri are shown in green, the excretory system in yellow, and the access to the digestive system in red. The grey circles are the abdominal pores that connect the pleuroperitoneal cavity with the exterior. (A) Model for catsharks, family Scyliorhinidae. (B) Blue shark Prionace glauca. (C) Model observed in velvet belly lanternshark Etmopterus spinax. (D) Rabbitfish Chimaera monstrosa.