Recent expansion of the Atlantic cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) into Bermudian waters

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• Journal Title:
  Frontiers in Fish Science
• Personal Author:
  Ajemian, Matthew J. ; Hampton, Cecilia M. ; Coleman, Lauren M. ; Pitt, Joanna M. ; Smith, Struan R. ; Jones, Christian M. ; Phillips, Nicole M.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System) ; SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center)
• Description:
  Cownose rays (Family Rhinopteridae) are highly migratory pelagic rays that are generally restricted to continental shelves. Despite 100's of years of natural history records, cownose rays have never been reported in Bermuda, an atoll-like coral reef ecosystem that is separated from the continental mainland United States by ~1,000 km. Here we compile evidence that the Atlantic cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) has recently established in Bermuda, supported by both morphological and genetic data. Potential ecological and inter-specific competition concerns are presented as well as probable physical mechanisms that facilitated this recent and presumed range expansion.
• Source:
  Frontiers in Fish Science, 2
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.3389/frish.2024.1394011
• ISSN:
  2813-9097
• Format:
  pdf
• Publisher:
  Frontiers Media SA
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC BY
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:307ff97d658c3c7b0d5622e76712c339550b8a5f9369ef673ef52b8e99ad0e894959b29ea260e0c6d42a86296a8773a86227ae8efbad4b9a352d317bf55f48e4
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