First photographic records of the giant manta ray Manta birostris off eastern Australia

We present the first photographic evidence of the presence of the giant manta ray Manta birostris in east Australian waters. Two individuals were photographed off Montague Island in New South Wales and off the north east coast of Tasmania, during summer 2012 and 2014, respectively. These sightings c...

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Main Authors: Lydie I.E. Couturier, Fabrice R.A. Jaine, Tom Kashiwagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-01-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/742.pdf