Abstract
New Australian records of the Japanese devilray Mobula japanica (Müller & Henle 1841) are documented from photographs taken at Ribbon Reefs, Fraser Island, off Noosa and off Southport, Qld, and from a specimen beach-washed on North Stradbroke Island, Qld. This specimen, measuring 2224 mm disc width, was located on 02/09/2007 and is the first sexually mature male recorded in Australian waters. Morphometrics for this specimen are generally consistent with previously published accounts. Where differences exist, these are marginal. Within Australian waters, M. japanica has thus far only been recorded from the east coast, within the latitudinal range 14°57′- 32°59′S. The recent increase in records suggests the species is more common in Australian waters than previously thought.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 225-230 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Memoirs of the Queensland Museum: Cultural Heritage Series |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
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New records of the Japanese devilray Mobula japanica (Muller & Henle 1841) for Australian waters. / Townsend, Kathy A.; Kyne, Peter M.
In: Memoirs of the Queensland Museum: Cultural Heritage Series, Vol. 55, No. 1, 2010, p. 225-230.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - New records of the Japanese devilray Mobula japanica (Muller & Henle 1841) for Australian waters
AU - Townsend, Kathy A.
AU - Kyne, Peter M.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - New Australian records of the Japanese devilray Mobula japanica (Müller & Henle 1841) are documented from photographs taken at Ribbon Reefs, Fraser Island, off Noosa and off Southport, Qld, and from a specimen beach-washed on North Stradbroke Island, Qld. This specimen, measuring 2224 mm disc width, was located on 02/09/2007 and is the first sexually mature male recorded in Australian waters. Morphometrics for this specimen are generally consistent with previously published accounts. Where differences exist, these are marginal. Within Australian waters, M. japanica has thus far only been recorded from the east coast, within the latitudinal range 14°57′- 32°59′S. The recent increase in records suggests the species is more common in Australian waters than previously thought.
AB - New Australian records of the Japanese devilray Mobula japanica (Müller & Henle 1841) are documented from photographs taken at Ribbon Reefs, Fraser Island, off Noosa and off Southport, Qld, and from a specimen beach-washed on North Stradbroke Island, Qld. This specimen, measuring 2224 mm disc width, was located on 02/09/2007 and is the first sexually mature male recorded in Australian waters. Morphometrics for this specimen are generally consistent with previously published accounts. Where differences exist, these are marginal. Within Australian waters, M. japanica has thus far only been recorded from the east coast, within the latitudinal range 14°57′- 32°59′S. The recent increase in records suggests the species is more common in Australian waters than previously thought.
KW - Mobulidae
KW - Myliobatoidei
KW - North Stradbroke Island
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78651323485&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
VL - 55
SP - 225
EP - 230
JO - Memoirs of the Queensland Museum: Cultural Heritage Series
JF - Memoirs of the Queensland Museum: Cultural Heritage Series
SN - 1440-4788
IS - 1
ER -