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Occurrence of pelagic stingray Pteroplatytrygon violacea (Bonaparte, 1832) in the North Sea
Article first published online: 21 AUG 2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01534.x
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Ellis, J. R. (2007), Occurrence of pelagic stingray Pteroplatytrygon violacea (Bonaparte, 1832) in the North Sea. Journal of Fish Biology, 71: 933–937. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01534.x
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- Issue published online: 21 AUG 2007
- Article first published online: 21 AUG 2007
- (Received 31 May 2006, Accepted 30 March 2007)
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Keywords:
- Dasyatidae;
- North Sea;
- violet stingray
A mature male pelagic stingray Pteroplatytrygon violacea (99 cm total length, 33·5 cm disc length and 42 cm disc width; 2·5 kg) was caught by commercial Nephrops trawl in the North Sea (at c. 54º49′ N; 0º57′ W) on 14 November 2005. Records of P. violacea in the north-east Atlantic are reviewed, with only two vagrant specimens known from the North Sea, representing the most northerly records of this species in the Atlantic Ocean.