Occurrence of the Chilean devil ray Mobula tarapacana (Elasmobranchii: Batoidea: Myliobatiformes) in the Sea of Okhotsk: first record from cold temperate waters.

Tomita, T; Kawai, T; Matsubara, H; Nagata, R

Tomita, T; Kawai, T; Matsubara, H; Nagata, R.

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Tomita T; The Hokkaido University Museum, 3-1-1, Minato-cho, Hakodate, 041-8611, Hokkaido, Japan. t-tomita@museum.hokudai.ac.jp

J Fish Biol ; 83(3): 695-8, 2013 Sep.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23991886

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

The northernmost record for Chilean devil ray Mobula tarapacana, a circumglobal species that occurs in tropical, subtropical and limited warm temperate waters, is described. An adult female was caught incidentally in the Sea of Okhotsk on 17 September 2011. This specimen is the first confirmed occurrence of devil rays Mobula spp. in cold temperate waters.

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Rajidae; Animales; Frío; Femenino; Japón; Océanos y Mares; Rajidae/anatomía & histología

Palabras clave

Chondrichthyes; Hokkaido; Mobulidae; distribution; oceanic climate zones

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Rajidae Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Asia / Chile Idioma: En Revista: J Fish Biol Año: 2013 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Japón

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