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

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
Subjects:
Mobulidae
Manta ray
Australia
Citizen science
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/742.pdf
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spelling doaj-3c9450605b07495da7dc804ea4d1e5562020-11-24T22:37:40ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592015-01-013e74210.7717/peerj.742742First photographic records of the giant manta ray Manta birostris off eastern AustraliaLydie I.E. Couturier0Fabrice R.A. Jaine1Tom Kashiwagi2School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, AustraliaClimate Adaptation Flagship, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Dutton Park, AustraliaSchool of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, AustraliaWe 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 confirm previous unverified reports on the species occurrence and extend the known distribution range of M. birostris to 40°S. We discuss these findings in the context of the species’ migratory behaviour, the regional oceanography along the south east Australian coastline and local productivity events.https://peerj.com/articles/742.pdfMobulidaeManta rayAustraliaCitizen science
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author Lydie I.E. Couturier
Fabrice R.A. Jaine
Tom Kashiwagi
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Fabrice R.A. Jaine
Tom Kashiwagi
First photographic records of the giant manta ray Manta birostris off eastern Australia
PeerJ
Mobulidae
Manta ray
Australia
Citizen science
author_facet Lydie I.E. Couturier
Fabrice R.A. Jaine
Tom Kashiwagi
author_sort Lydie I.E. Couturier
title First photographic records of the giant manta ray Manta birostris off eastern Australia
title_short First photographic records of the giant manta ray Manta birostris off eastern Australia
title_full First photographic records of the giant manta ray Manta birostris off eastern Australia
title_fullStr First photographic records of the giant manta ray Manta birostris off eastern Australia
title_full_unstemmed First photographic records of the giant manta ray Manta birostris off eastern Australia
title_sort first photographic records of the giant manta ray manta birostris off eastern australia
publisher PeerJ Inc.
series PeerJ
issn 2167-8359
publishDate 2015-01-01
description 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 confirm previous unverified reports on the species occurrence and extend the known distribution range of M. birostris to 40°S. We discuss these findings in the context of the species’ migratory behaviour, the regional oceanography along the south east Australian coastline and local productivity events.
topic Mobulidae
Manta ray
Australia
Citizen science
url https://peerj.com/articles/742.pdf
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