First record of the reef manta ray, Mobula alfredi, from the eastern Pacific

First record of the reef manta ray, Mobula alfredi, from the eastern Pacific

Abstract An opportunistic sighting of a reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) along the northeastern corner of Cocos Island, Costa Rica, represents the first sighting of this species nearly 6000 km from the nearest confirmed sighting location in the Marquesas Islands and the first record of this species o...

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Main Authors: Randall Arauz, Elpis J. Chávez, E. Mauricio Hoyos-Padilla, Andrea D. Marshall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Marine Biodiversity Records
Subjects:
Manta ray
Range extension
Costa Rica
Photo identification
Migration
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41200-019-0162-9

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