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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Bucair, Nayara
• Dias, Héllida Negrão
• Nunes, Ana Rita Onodera Palmeira
• Coelho, Keyton Kylson Fonseca
• Brito, Rafaela Maria Serra
• Luna Sales, João Bráullio
• Rincon, Getulio
• Francini‐Filho, Ronaldo Bastos
• Dias, June Ferraz
• Cintra, Israel H. A.
• Nunes, Jorge Luiz Silva

Titel

Opportunistic sightings of manta rays on Brazil's Amazon Coast

Ist Teil von

• Journal of fish biology, 2024-05, Vol.104 (5), p.1611-1618

Ort / Verlag

Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Wiley Online Library All Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Little is known about the ecology and distribution of mobulid rays along Brazil's extensive coastline. Here we report opportunistic sightings of manta rays (Mobula cf. birostris) in the Brazilian Amazon estuaries and the Great Amazon Reef System. These sightings consist of manta ray individuals stranded in tide pools, caught in artisanal fisheries, and footage obtained with a submersible. Future investigations on the spatial, temporal, and environmental drivers of manta rays' distribution on the northern Brazilian coast and the threats posed by fishing gear are warranted.