Time coverage: 1969 to December 2024, actively gathering: 2025
Article Id Title Authors Year Journal Type FAO Area Country Water Body Latitude Longitude Array Extent Tracking Type Array Resolution AT Network Species Common Name Family Name Life Stage Total Tagged Min Length (cm) Max Length (cm) Mean Length (cm) Acoustic Tag Sensor Search Group IUCN Status Great Lakes DOI
2689 Spatial Connectivity of Reef Manta Rays Across the Raja Ampat Archipelago, Indonesia Setyawan, E. ; Erdmann, M. V. ; Mambrasar, R. ; Ambafen, O. ; Hasan, A. W. ; Izuan, M. ; Mofu, I. ; Putra, M. I. h. ; Sianipar, A. B. ; Constantine, R. ; Stevenson, B. C. ; Jaine, F. R. a.. 2024 Royal Society Open Science Ecology Pacific, Western Central Indonesia Marine -0.712208 130.407041 Large-Scale Stationary Broad-scale NO Mobula alfredi Reef manta ray Mobulidae adult 72 None None None No Sharks-Rays No 10.1098/rsos.230895
2661 Spatiotemporal Variations in Reef Manta Ray (Mobula Alfredi) Residency at a Remote Meso-Scale Habitat and Its Importance in Future Spatial Planning Harris, J. L. ; Hosegood, P. ; Embling, C. B. ; Williamson, B. J. ; Stevens, G. M. w.. 2024 Aquatic Conservation-Marine And Freshwater Ecosystems Ecology Indian Ocean, Western United Kingdom Marine -6.658154 71.356165 Small-Scale Stationary Broad-scale NO Mobula alfredi Reef manta ray Mobulidae juvenile; adult 42 None None None No Sharks-Rays No 10.1002/aqc.4089
2348 Home Sweet Home: Spatiotemporal Distribution and Site Fidelity of the Reef Manta Ray (Mobula Alfredi) in Dungonab Bay, Sudan Knochel, A. M. ; Hussey, N. E. ; Kessel, S. T. ; Braun, C. D. ; Cochran, J. E. m. ; Hill, G. ; Klaus, R. ; Checkchak, T. ; El hassen, N. M. e. ; Younnis, M. ; Berumen, M. L.. 2022 Movement Ecology Ecology Indian Ocean, Western Sudan Marine 20.866667 37.233333 Small-Scale Stationary Broad-scale NO Mobula alfredi Reef manta ray Mobulidae juvenile; adult 20 246 366 298 No Sharks-Rays No 10.1186/s40462-022-00314-9
2415 Residency and Use of an Important Nursery Habitat, Raja Ampat's Wayag Lagoon, by Juvenile Reef Manta Rays (Mobula Alfredi) Setyawan, E. ; Erdmann, M. V. ; Mambrasar, R. ; Hasan, A. W. ; Sianipar, A. B. ; Constantine, R. ; Stevenson, B. C. ; Jaine, F. R. a.. 2022 Frontiers In Marine Science Ecology Pacific, Western Central Indonesia Marine 0.172562 130.033709 Small-Scale Stationary Broad-scale NO Mobula alfredi Reef manta ray Mobulidae juvenile 9 170 200 187 No Sharks-Rays No 10.3389/fmars.2022.815094
2397 Reef Manta Ray Social Dynamics Depend on Individual Differences in Behaviour Perryman, R. J. y. ; Mourier, J. ; Venables, S. K. ; Tapilatu, R. F. ; Setyawan, E. ; Brown, C. . 2022 Animal Behaviour Ecology Pacific, Western Central Indonesia Marine -0.653278 130.584583 Small-Scale Stationary Broad-scale NO Mobula alfredi Reef manta ray Mobulidae juvenile; adult 30 225 425 325 No Sharks-Rays No 10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.06.010
2031 Mutualism Promotes Site Selection in a Large Marine Planktivore Armstrong, A. O. ; Armstrong, A. J. ; Bennett, M. B. ; Richardson, A. J. ; Townsend, K. A. ; Everett, J. D. ; Hays, G. C. ; Pederson, H. ; Dudgeon, C. L.. 2021 Ecology And Evolution Ecology Pacific, Western Central Australia Marine -24.114605 152.708659 Small-Scale Stationary Fine-scale NO Mobula alfredi Reef manta ray Mobulidae juvenile; adult 42 250 400 325 No Sharks-Rays No 10.1002/ece3.7464
2102 Environmental Drivers of Reef Manta Ray (Mobula Alfredi) Visitation Patterns to Key Aggregation Habitats in the Maldives Harris, J. L. ; Stevens, G. M. w.. 2021 Plos One Ecology Indian Ocean, Western Maldives Marine 5.210698 73.176803 Small-Scale Stationary Broad-scale NO Mobula alfredi Reef manta ray Mobulidae juvenile; adult 13 None None None Pressure Temperature Sharks-Rays No 10.1371/journal.pone.0252470
2104 Fine-Scale Oceanographic Drivers of Reef Manta Ray (Mobula Alfredi) Visitation Patterns at a Feeding Aggregation Site Harris, J. L. ; Hosegood, P. ; Robinson, E. ; Embling, C. B. ; Hilbourne, S. ; Stevens, G. M. w.. 2021 Ecology And Evolution Ecology Indian Ocean, Western England Marine -6.637606 71.345691 Small-Scale Stationary Broad-scale NO Mobula alfredi Reef manta ray Mobulidae juvenile; adult 19 None None None No Sharks-Rays No 10.1002/ece3.7357
1845 Individual Variation in Residency and Regional Movements of Reef Manta Rays Mobula Alfredi in a Large Marine Protected Area Andrzejaczek, S. ; Chapple, T. K. ; Curnick, D. J. ; Carlisle, A. B. ; Castleton, M. ; Jacoby, D. M. p. ; Peel, L. R. ; Schallert, R. J. ; Tickler, D. M. ; Block, B. A.. 2020 Marine Ecology Progress Series Ecology Indian Ocean, Western United Kingdom Marine -5.436344 72.391554 Large-Scale Stationary Broad-scale NO Mobula alfredi Reef manta ray Mobulidae None 21 None None None No Sharks-Rays No 10.3354/meps13270
1967 Regional Movements of Reef Manta Rays (Mobula Alfredi) in Seychelles Waters Peel, L. R. ; Stevens, G. M. w. ; Daly, R. ; Daly, C. A. k. ; Collin, S. P. ; Nogues, J. ; Meekan, M. G.. 2020 Frontiers In Marine Science Ecology Indian Ocean, Western Seychelles Marine -5.411948 53.28759 Large-Scale Stationary Broad-scale NO Mobula alfredi Reef manta ray Mobulidae adult 1 340 340 340 Pressure Temperature Sharks-Rays No 10.3389/fmars.2020.00558
2011 Habitat Use and Movement Patterns of Reef Manta Rays Mobula Alfredi in Southern Mozambique Venables, S. K. ; Van duinkerken, D. I. ; Rohner, C. A. ; Marshall, A. D.. 2020 Marine Ecology Progress Series Ecology Indian Ocean, Western Mozambique Marine -22.923849 35.616034 Large-Scale Stationary Broad-scale ATAP Mobula alfredi Reef manta ray Mobulidae juvenile; adult 42 250 490 370 No Sharks-Rays No 10.3354/meps13178
1790 Movement and Residency Patterns of Reef Manta Rays Mobula Alfredi in the Amirante Islands, Seychelles Peel, L. R. ; Stevens, G. M. w. ; Daly, R. ; Daly, C. A. k. ; Lea, J. S. e. ; Clarke, C. R. ; Collin, S. P. ; Meekan, M. G.. 2019 Marine Ecology Progress Series Ecology Indian Ocean, Western Seychelles Marine -5.416472 53.311389 Small-Scale Stationary Broad-scale NO Mobula alfredi Reef manta ray Mobulidae juvenile; adult 42 240 380 310 Pressure Temperature Sharks-Rays No 10.3354/meps12995
1638 Site Fidelity and Movement Patterns of Reef Manta Rays (Mobula Alfredi: Mobulidae) Using Passive Acoustic Telemetry in Northern Raja Ampat, Indonesia Setyawan, E. ; Sianipar, A. B. ; Erdmann, M. V. ; Fischer, A. M. ; Haddy, J. A. ; Beale, C. S. ; Lewis, S. A. ; Mambrasar, R. . 2018 Nature Conservation Research Ecology Pacific, Western Central Indonesia Marine -0.590666 130.444233 Large-Scale Stationary Broad-scale NO Mobula alfredi Reef manta ray Mobulidae None 39 None None None No Sharks-Rays No 10.24189/ncr.2018.043
1537 Variation in Occupancy and Habitat Use of Mobula Alfredi at a Major Aggregation Site Couturier, L. I. e. ; Newman, P. ; Jaine, F. R. a. ; Bennett, M. B. ; Venables, W. N. ; Cagua, E. F. ; Townsend, K. A. ; Weeks, S. J. ; Richardson, A. J.. 2018 Marine Ecology Progress Series Ecology Pacific, Western Central Australia Marine -24.107848 152.710884 Small-Scale Stationary Broad-scale IMOS Mobula alfredi Reef manta ray Mobulidae adult 33 250 450 350 No Sharks-Rays No 10.3354/meps12610
1113 Movements of the Reef Manta Ray (Manta Alfredi) in the Red Sea Using Satellite and Acoustic Telemetry Braun, C. D. ; Skomal, G. B. ; Thorrold, S. R. ; Berumen, M. L.. 2015 Marine Biology Ecology Indian Ocean, Western Saudi Arabia Marine 20.106047 40.275048 Small-Scale Stationary Broad-scale NO Mobula alfredi Reef manta ray Mobulidae juvenile; adult 9 200 300 231 No Sharks-Rays No 10.1007/s00227-015-2760-3