Guide to the Manta and Devil Rays of the World
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Guide to the Manta and Devil Rays of the World


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Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements and image creditsa€‚ 5 The authorsa€‚ 6 Save Our Seas Foundationa€‚ 8 The Manta Trusta€‚ 9 Introductiona€‚ 11 An introduction to mobulid raysa€‚ 12 Taxonomy and evolutiona€‚ 14 Mobulid geneticsa€‚ 16 Feeding strategiesa€‚ 18 Leaping devilsa€‚ 26 Cleaning giantsa€‚ 30 Predators and wound healinga€‚ 33 Intestinal eversion and vomitinga€‚ 36 Remoras and hitchhikersa€‚ 37 Courtship and matinga€‚ 41 Mating scarsa€‚ 46 Gestation and puppinga€‚ 48 Big and brainya€‚ 51 Patterning and morphsa€‚ 52 Morphologya€‚ 58 Spiraclesa€‚ 60 Gill platesa€‚ 62 Sexual dimorphisma€‚ 64 species accountsa€‚ 65 Species keya€‚ 66 Reef Manta Raya€‚Mobula alfredi (Krefft, 1868)a€‚ 70 Oceanic Manta Raya€‚Mobula birostris (Walbaum, 1792)a€‚ 74 Longhorned Pygmy Devil Raya€‚Mobula eregoodootenkee (Bleeker, 1859)a€‚ 78 West Atlantic Pygmy Devil Raya€‚Mobula hypostoma (Bancroft, 1831)a€‚ 82 Shorthorned Pygmy Devil Raya€‚Mobula kuhlii (Muller & Henle, 1841)a€‚ 86 Spinetail Devil Raya€‚Mobula mobular* (Bonnaterre 1788)a€‚ 90 Munk's Pygmy Devil Ray Mobula munkiana Notarbartolo di Sciara, 1987 94 East Atlantic Pygmy Devil Raya€‚Mobula rochebrunei (Vaillant, 1879)a€‚ 98 Sicklefin Devil Raya€‚Mobula tarapacana (Philippi, 1892)a€‚ 102 Bentfin Devil Raya€‚Mobula thurstoni (Lloyd, 1908)a€‚ 106 Caribbean Manta Raya€‚Mobula cf. birostrisa€‚ 110 *Mobula japanica has now been merged with Mobula mobular. Mobulid Rays and HUmansa€‚ 113 Mobulid threatsa€‚ 114 Fisheriesa€‚ 115 Gill plate tradea€‚ 117 Bycatch and discarda€‚ 119 Conserving manta and devil raysa€‚ 120 Protective legislationa€‚ 124 Marine protected areasa€‚ 126 Citizen sciencea€‚ 129 Manta identificationa€‚ 130 Swimming with mobulid raysa€‚ 131 Code of conducta€‚ 132 Appendicesa€‚ 135 Data collection protocolsa€‚ 136 Customs and trade inforcement guidea€‚ 139 Glossarya€‚ 142 Indexa€‚ 143

About the Author :
Guy Stevens is chief executive and founder of the Manta Trust. Daniel Fernando is associate director of the Manta Trust and cofounder of the Blue Resources Trust. Marc Dando is a scientific illustrator and publisher. His books include Sharks of the Worldand Pocket Guide to Sharks of the World(both Princeton). Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara is an Italian marine conservation ecologist who has worked for forty years to advance knowledge of marine mammals and cartilaginous fishes.


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  • ISBN-13: 9780995567399
  • Publisher: Wild Nature Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Wild Nature Press
  • Height: 215 mm
  • No of Pages: 144
  • ISBN-10: 0995567395
  • Publisher Date: 14 May 2018
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Width: 171 mm


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