Sightings of mobulid rays from northern New Zealand, with confirmation of the occurrence of Manta birostris in New Zealand waters

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 715-721

  Duffy, C A J ^a   Abbott, D ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b Dive Tutukaka   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Devil ray; Manta birostris; Manta ray; Mobula japanica; Mobulinae; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

FISH; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST);

MANTA; MANTA BIROSTRIS; MOBULA; MOBULA JAPANICA; MOBULINAE;

EID: 0346936300     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2003.9517201     Document Type: Article

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