Description
Spotted: deepwater stingrays in Papahānaumokuākea! While exploring steep banks and island slopes at depths of 250 to 600 meters with ROVs Atalanta and Little Hercules, we spotted several of these Plesiobatis daviesi rays, also known as giant stingarees. While initially investigating a Malacocephalus sp. grenadier fish at 567 meters (1,860 feet) deep, we caught sight of our first chondrichthyan gliding along the seafloor. These flattened elasmobranchs are widely distributed across the Pacific’s continental slopes.
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