Captures of the giant Devil ray, Mobula mobular BONNATERRE, 1788 (Chondrichthyes: Mobulidae) off the Algerian coast (southern Mediterranean)

Authors

  • Farid HEMIDA
  • Saida MEHEZEM
  • Christian CAPAPÉ

Keywords:

Chondrichthyes, Mobulidae, Mobula mobular, Mediterranean, Maghrebin coast, Algerian coast, distribution

Abstract

         The authors report captures of the giant devil ray, Mobula mobular BONNATERRE, 1788 off the Algerian coast (southern Mediterranean). They comment on the distribution of the species off the Maghrebin coast and in the Mediterranean.

Published

15.12.2002

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 2 (2002)

Section

Original article