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Redescription of Aetobatus flagellum (bloch & schneider, 1801), an endangered eagle ray (myliobatoidea: Myliobatidae) from the indo-West pacific
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posted on 2023-05-19, 08:18 authored by White, WT, Moore, ABMThe 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.
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Publication title
ZootaxaVolume
3752Pagination
199-213ISSN
1175-5326Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
Magnolia PressPlace of publication
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