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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris)


Manta Gigante (Manta birostris)
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Sorprendente registro, usualmente en Ecuador estas especies se presentan entre Junio y Septiembre sin embargo 4 individuos fueron registrados en pleno mes de marzo, 3 meses antes de lo previsto. incidencias del fenómeno del niño?

Julián Alfredo Pérez Correa
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RECORD
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Myliobatidae
Scientific name: Manta birostris
English Name: Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
Spanish Name: Manta Gigante
Portuguese Name:
Sex: Male
Life stage: Adult
Registration date: 14/03/2016
Country: Ecuador
Province / Department: Manabí
Location or protected area: Parque Nacional Machalilla
Detailed location: Isla de la Plata
Coordinates - Detailed location: -1.315840, -81.029577
Altitude - Detailed location: -23 m a.s.l.
Location accuracy: Medium
Belonging: Not listed
Condition: Not listed
Certainty: Photographed
Reproduction information: No
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography ID: 142652 View Full Record
Manufacturer: NIKON
Camera model: COOLPIX L105
Shutter speed: 10/2156
Aperture: 7.8
ISO Sensitivity: 80
Focal length: 9mm
Creation date: 2016:03:14 15:23:59
Using Flash: No
Publication date: 03/16/2016 03:06:48
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Photo Manta Gigante
Photo ID: 142652