Aerial imagery reveals abnormal stingrays, Taeniura lymma (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae), in the central Red Sea

• Published in: Ecology and evolution Vol. 14; no. 6; pp. e11399 - n/a
• Main Authors: Ciocănaru, Ioana Andreea, Nieuwenhuis, Brian Owain, Ostrovski, Raquel Lubambo, Cochran, Jesse, Jones, Burton H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.06.2024
• Subjects: bluespotted ribbontail ray; drone; incomplete disk closure; pectoral fin; symmetrical deformity; incomplete disk closure; pectoral fin; bluespotted ribbontail ray; symmetrical deformity; drone

While morphological abnormalities have been widely reported in batomorphs, ontogenetic deformities of the posterior pectoral fin are rare. In this paper, we present two individuals of the bluespotted ribbontail ray, Taeniura lymma (Forsskål, 1775), with symmetrically deformed posterior pectoral fins...