Inshore occurrence and nuptial behavior of the roughtail stingray Dasyatis centroura (Dasyatidae), on the continental shelf, east central Florida

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HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Reed, John K.
Gilmore, R. G.
Publisher
Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium of Alabama
Date Issued
1981
Note

At 0935 on November 30, 1978, a male and female roughtail stingray Dasyatis centroura were observed for a period of 10 minutes in an apparent courtship or mating ritual. This observation, using the JOHNSON-SEA-L1NK research submersible (J-S-L1, Dive Number 615), took place near the base of a deep-water, Oculina varicosa coral bank (Reed, 1980) 27 km east of Ft. Pierce, Florida at 27° 32. 8'N, 79° 58.8'W and at a depth of 80 m. The area was a flat sand bottom 20-30 m from the base of the 17 m high Oculina coral bank. A few pieces of limestone with Oculina rubble protruded through the green silty-sand, and patches of the gorgonian Titanideum frauenfeldii and the antipatharian Cirrhipathes desbonii covered the bottom.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Extent
5 p.
Subject (Topical)
Dasyatidae
Stingrays
Mating behavior
Identifier
3340752
Additional Information
At 0935 on November 30, 1978, a male and female roughtail stingray Dasyatis centroura were observed for a period of 10 minutes in an apparent courtship or mating ritual. This observation, using the JOHNSON-SEA-L1NK research submersible (J-S-L1, Dive Number 615), took place near the base of a deep-water, Oculina varicosa coral bank (Reed, 1980) 27 km east of Ft. Pierce, Florida at 27° 32. 8'N, 79° 58.8'W and at a depth of 80 m. The area was a flat sand bottom 20-30 m from the base of the 17 m high Oculina coral bank. A few pieces of limestone with Oculina rubble protruded through the green silty-sand, and patches of the gorgonian Titanideum frauenfeldii and the antipatharian Cirrhipathes desbonii covered the bottom.
The final version of this manuscript is published by http://goms.disl.org/ and may be cited as: Reed, J. K., & Gilmore, R. G. (1981). Inshore occurrence and nuptial behavior of the roughtail stingray Dasyatis centroura (Dasyatidae), on the continental shelf, east central Florida. Northeast Gulf Science, 5(1), 59-62.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #241.
Date Backup
1981
Date Text
1981
Date Issued (EDTF)
1981
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FADT3340752
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Reed, John K.

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jreed12@fau.edu
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5 p.
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http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3340752
Title Plain
Inshore occurrence and nuptial behavior of the roughtail stingray Dasyatis centroura (Dasyatidae), on the continental shelf, east central Florida
URL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3340752
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Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium of Alabama
1981
single unit
Title
Inshore occurrence and nuptial behavior of the roughtail stingray Dasyatis centroura (Dasyatidae), on the continental shelf, east central Florida
Other Title Info

Inshore occurrence and nuptial behavior of the roughtail stingray Dasyatis centroura (Dasyatidae), on the continental shelf, east central Florida