First confirmed record of the occurrence of the lesser devil ray, Mobula hypostoma (Elasmobranchii, Mobulidae), in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico

ABSTRACT Nine specimens (one female and eight males, all juveniles) of lesser devil ray, Mobula hypostoma (Bancroft, 1831), were caught in the southwest Gulf of Mexico. These specimens represent the first record of the species in the Mexican waters. The disk width ranged between 552 and 773 mm. Morp...

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Autores principales:	Moral-Flores,Luis Fernando Del, Meza-Abundio,Itzel, Pérez-España,Horacio
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar 2020
Materias:	Mobula hypostoma Chondrichthyes devil ray distribution morphometry western Atlantic
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-560X20200004006962020-09-23First confirmed record of the occurrence of the lesser devil ray, Mobula hypostoma (Elasmobranchii, Mobulidae), in the southwestern Gulf of MexicoMoral-Flores,Luis Fernando DelMeza-Abundio,ItzelPérez-España,Horacio Mobula hypostoma Chondrichthyes devil ray distribution morphometry western Atlantic ABSTRACT Nine specimens (one female and eight males, all juveniles) of lesser devil ray, Mobula hypostoma (Bancroft, 1831), were caught in the southwest Gulf of Mexico. These specimens represent the first record of the species in the Mexican waters. The disk width ranged between 552 and 773 mm. Morphometrics data are consistent with previously published records. Because of the number of specimens captured, we suggest that it is not a rare species in the southwest Gulf of Mexico.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del MarLatin american journal of aquatic research v.48 n.4 20202020-09-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2020000400696en10.3856/vol48-issue4-fulltext-2459
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topic	Mobula hypostoma Chondrichthyes devil ray distribution morphometry western Atlantic
spellingShingle	Mobula hypostoma Chondrichthyes devil ray distribution morphometry western Atlantic Moral-Flores,Luis Fernando Del Meza-Abundio,Itzel Pérez-España,Horacio First confirmed record of the occurrence of the lesser devil ray, Mobula hypostoma (Elasmobranchii, Mobulidae), in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico
description	ABSTRACT Nine specimens (one female and eight males, all juveniles) of lesser devil ray, Mobula hypostoma (Bancroft, 1831), were caught in the southwest Gulf of Mexico. These specimens represent the first record of the species in the Mexican waters. The disk width ranged between 552 and 773 mm. Morphometrics data are consistent with previously published records. Because of the number of specimens captured, we suggest that it is not a rare species in the southwest Gulf of Mexico.
author	Moral-Flores,Luis Fernando Del Meza-Abundio,Itzel Pérez-España,Horacio
author_facet	Moral-Flores,Luis Fernando Del Meza-Abundio,Itzel Pérez-España,Horacio
author_sort	Moral-Flores,Luis Fernando Del
title	First confirmed record of the occurrence of the lesser devil ray, Mobula hypostoma (Elasmobranchii, Mobulidae), in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico
title_short	First confirmed record of the occurrence of the lesser devil ray, Mobula hypostoma (Elasmobranchii, Mobulidae), in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico
title_full	First confirmed record of the occurrence of the lesser devil ray, Mobula hypostoma (Elasmobranchii, Mobulidae), in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico
title_fullStr	First confirmed record of the occurrence of the lesser devil ray, Mobula hypostoma (Elasmobranchii, Mobulidae), in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico
title_full_unstemmed	First confirmed record of the occurrence of the lesser devil ray, Mobula hypostoma (Elasmobranchii, Mobulidae), in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico
title_sort	first confirmed record of the occurrence of the lesser devil ray, mobula hypostoma (elasmobranchii, mobulidae), in the southwestern gulf of mexico
publisher	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar
publishDate	2020
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2020000400696
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First confirmed record of the occurrence of the lesser devil ray, Mobula hypostoma (Elasmobranchii, Mobulidae), in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico

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