First records of the blue stingray, Dasyatis chrysonota (Smith, 1828) (Chondrichthyes: Dasyatidae), off the coast of Israel (eastern Mediterranean)

Authors

  • Daniel GOLANI
  • Christian CAPAPÉ

Keywords:

Chondrichthyes, Dasyatidae, Dasyatis chrysonota, Mediterranean Sea, Southern Tunisia, Coast of Israel

Abstract

           Two blue stingrays, Dasyatis chrysonota (Smith, 1828), caught off the Mediterranean coast of Israel, are the first recorded for the Levant. The species was hitherto known in the Mediterranean Sea only in the Gulf of Gabčs in southern Tunisia. The distribution of this western Atlantic species is discussed below.

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Published

15.06.2004

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 1 (2004)

Section

Short communication