March 28th, 2021

Summer aggregation of common eagle ray in the Marine Protected Area of the Egadi Islands

Summer aggregation of common eagle ray in the Marine Protected Area of the Egadi Islands

Summer aggregation of common eagle ray, Myliobatis aquila (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatidae), in the Marine Protected Area of the Egadi Islands (southwestern Tyrrhenian Sea) Grancagnolo, Desiree & Arculeo, Marco ABSTRACT: We report for the first time in Italian waters a periodic and frequent presence of a summer aggregation of common eagle ray Myliobatis aquila in the island

Specimens of the Pacific longnose chimaera in scientific collections

Specimens of the Pacific longnose chimaera in scientific collections

Specimens of the Pacific longnose chimaera Harriotta raleighana Goode & Bean 1895 from the Mexican Pacific in scientific collections of Mexico and the world Pedro Medina-Rosas, Alma Raymundo-Huizar ABSTRACT: Chimaeras are cartilaginous fish that live in waters more than 200 m deep. There are two species in the Rhinochimaeridae family, where only one, Harriotta raleighana,

Multi-year movements of adult and subadult bull sharks

Multi-year movements of adult and subadult bull sharks

Multi-year movements of adult and subadult bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas): philopatry, connectivity, and environmental influences Rider, M.J., McDonnell, L.H. & Hammerschlag, N. ABSTRACT: Understanding the movement ecology of marine species is important for conservation management and monitoring their responses to environmental change. In this study, adult and subadult bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas; n = 16) were acoustically