MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF COELOMIC DISTENTION, ABNORMAL SWIMMING, SUBSTRATE RETENTION, AND HEMATOLOGIC CHANGES IN A REEF MANTA RAY (MANTA ALFREDI)

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 927-930
Author(s):  
Alexa J. McDermott ◽  
Cara L. Field ◽  
Lisa A. Hoopes ◽  
Tonya M. Clauss
Keyword(s):  
Medical Management ◽  
Manta Alfredi ◽  
Manta Ray ◽  
Reef Manta Ray

scholarly journals First records of the reef manta ray Manta alfredi in the Bohol Sea, Philippines, and its implication for conservation

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 489-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Maniriniaina Rambahiniarison ◽  
Gonzalo Araujo ◽  
Mary Jane Lamoste ◽  
Jessica Labaja ◽  
Sally Snow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Manta Alfredi ◽  
Manta Ray ◽  
Reef Manta Ray

scholarly journals Population dynamics of the reef manta ray Manta alfredi in eastern Australia

Coral Reefs ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 329-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. I. E. Couturier ◽  
C. L. Dudgeon ◽  
K. H. Pollock ◽  
F. R. A. Jaine ◽  
M. B. Bennett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Manta Alfredi ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
Manta Ray ◽  
Reef Manta Ray

A historical and contemporary consideration of the diet of the reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 993 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. B. Bennett ◽  
F. F. Coman ◽  
K. A. Townsend ◽  
L. I. E. Couturier ◽  
F. R. A. Jaine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Stomach Contents ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Calanoid Copepods ◽  
Frequency Distributions ◽  
Manta Alfredi ◽  
Filter Mechanism ◽  
Manta Ray ◽  
Reef Manta Ray ◽  
Arrow Worms

The preserved stomach contents from the manta ray, collected in 1935, that provided the basis for the 2009 taxonomic resurrection of the species Manta alfredi, were examined. The majority of the material comprised calanoid copepods (61.7%) and trypanorhynch cestodes (34.6%), with minor contributions by arrow worms, a barnacle larva and a nematode. Comparison of the size-frequency distributions of stomach contents with that of zooplankton from the Great Barrier Reef region suggest that this manta ray preferentially ingested large copepods, or that the filter mechanism used to extract prey from the water was selective for prey items over 0.8mm in length. This is the first description of the diet of M. alfredi from stomach contents, and is consistent with previous inferences about what this species consumes.

scholarly journals Movements of the reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) in the Red Sea using satellite and acoustic telemetry

2015 ◽  
Vol 162 (12) ◽  
pp. 2351-2362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camrin D. Braun ◽  
Gregory B. Skomal ◽  
Simon R. Thorrold ◽  
Michael L. Berumen
Keyword(s):  
Red Sea ◽  
Acoustic Telemetry ◽  
Manta Alfredi ◽  
Manta Ray ◽  
Reef Manta Ray
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