Aggregative Behaviour of Spiny Butterfly Rays (<i>Gymnura altavela,</i> Linnaeus, 1758) in the Shallow Coastal Zones of Gran Canaria in the Eastern Central Atlantic

Aggregative Behaviour of Spiny Butterfly Rays (<i>Gymnura altavela,</i> Linnaeus, 1758) in the Shallow Coastal Zones of Gran Canaria in the Eastern Central Atlantic

The presence of spiny butterfly rays, <i>Gymnura altavela</i>, in waters less than 20 m deep off the Canary Islands shows marked seasonality, with relatively high abundances in the summer and autumn. Large aggregations of sometimes hundreds of individuals, primarily females, appear in sp...

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Main Authors: Ana Espino-Ruano, Jose J. Castro, Airam Guerra-Marrero, Lorena Couce-Montero, Eva K. M. Meyers, Angelo Santana-del-Pino, David Jimenez-Alvarado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
<i>Gymnura altavela</i>
butterfly ray
visual census
ecology
elasmobranchs
Canary Islands
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/9/1455

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