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First record of living Manta alfredi × Manta birostris hybrid

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Acknowledgments

This research forms part of the Equipe Cousteau Sudan Shark and Ray Conservation and Management Program. We thank N. Stroh (Equipe Cousteau), Claudio Scarpellini and regional dive operators, the Wildlife Conservation General Administration (WCGA), The Red Sea State Government and The Red Sea University.

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  1. University of Windsor – GLIER, Windsor, Canada

    R. P. Walter, S. T. Kessel, A. T. Fisk, D. D. Heath & N. E. Hussey

  2. WCGA, Port Sudan, Sudan

    N. Alhasan

  3. Equipe Cousteau, Paris, 75017, France

    S. T. Kessel, T. Chekchak, R. Klaus, M. Younis & N. E. Hussey

  4. The Deep Aquarium, Hull, HU1 4DP, UK

    G. Hill & B. Jones

  5. KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

    C. D. Braun, M. L. Berumen, J. D. DiBattista & M. A. Priest

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Walter, R.P., Kessel, S.T., Alhasan, N. et al. First record of living Manta alfredi × Manta birostris hybrid. Mar Biodiv 44, 1–2 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-013-0183-2

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