Manta and devil rays are filter-feeding elasmobranchs that are found circumglobally in
tropical and subtropical waters. Although relatively understudied for most of the Twentieth …

Practical biodiversity conservation relies on delineation of biologically meaningful units.
Manta and devil rays (Mobulidae) are threatened worldwide, yet morphological similarities …

Populations of mobulid rays are declining globally through a combination of directed
fisheries and indirect anthropogenic threats. Understanding the movement ecology of these …

Abstract Information on the movements and population connectivity of the oceanic manta ray
(Manta birostris) is scarce. The species has been anecdotally classified as a highly …

Hybridisation has traditionally been considered rare and unimportant in generating
biodiversity in the marine environment, particularly in coral reefs ecosystems. Here we …

Continuously increasing demand for plant and animal products causes unsustainable
depletion of biological resources. It is estimated that one-quarter of sharks and rays are …

Aim Suture zones are areas where closely related species from different biogeographical
regions come into contact and interbreed. This concept originated from the study of …

Manta and devil rays are an iconic group of globally distributed pelagic filter feeders, yet
their evolutionary history remains enigmatic. We employed next generation sequencing of …

Mobulid rays, a group of closely related filter-feeders, are threatened globally by bycatch
and targeted fisheries. Their habitat use and feeding ecology are not well studied, and most …

A large reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) aggregation has been observed off the north
Sudanese Red Sea coast since the 1950s. Sightings have been predominantly within the …