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Redescription of Aetobatus flagellum (bloch & schneider, 1801), an endangered eagle ray (myliobatoidea: Myliobatidae) from the indo-West pacific
Citation
White, WT and Moore, ABM, Redescription of Aetobatus flagellum (bloch & schneider, 1801), an endangered eagle ray (myliobatoidea: Myliobatidae) from the indo-West pacific, Zootaxa, 3752, (1) pp. 199-213. ISSN 1175-5326 (2013) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2013 Magnolia Press
DOI: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3752.1.12
Abstract
The eagle ray Aetobatus flagellum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) is redescribed based on new material from the Persian Gulf (Kuwait), Indonesia and Malaysia. A related but distinct species of Aetobatus from the western North Pacific, previously referred to as A. flagellum, is reported. Aetobatus flagellum is a medium-sized eagle ray which attains about 900 mm DW; males mature at approximately 500 mm DW. Aetobatus flagellum appears to be uncommon and restricted to estuary influenced waters of the Indo-West Pacific. It is caught as gillnet bycatch where its habit of schooling, combined with probable small litter size, may make it particularly vulnerable to impacts from fisheries.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Aetobatus flagellum, Aetobatus sp., batoid, estuarine, Indo-West Pacific, Myliobatidae |
Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
Research Group: | Evolutionary biology |
Research Field: | Animal systematics and taxonomy |
Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
Objective Group: | Other environmental management |
Objective Field: | Other environmental management not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | White, WT (Dr William White) |
ID Code: | 119047 |
Year Published: | 2013 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 10 |
Deposited By: | Sustainable Marine Research Collaboration |
Deposited On: | 2017-07-25 |
Last Modified: | 2017-10-16 |
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