Capture of a Giant Round Fantail Stingray Taeniurops grabatus (Dasyatidae) from the Algerian Coast (Southwestern Mediterranean Sea)Capapé, Christian (Avtor) Reynaud, Christian (Avtor) Hemida, Farid (Avtor) StingrayTaeniurops grabatuspopulationsizetotal body weightThe authors document the capture of a large specimen of round fantail stingray Taeniurops grabatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) from the coast of Algeria. The individual T. grabatus measured 2.90 m in disc width and its total body weight was assessed to 300 kg. The specimen stands as the largest known to date, probably surpassing other dasyatid species and warranting recognition as a giant specimen. Additionally, this capture serves as evidence that Algerian marine waters provide favorable conditions for the species to thrive, with a viable population already successfully established in the region.20232026-07-09 22:34:46Delo ni kategorizirano31007UDK: 5DOI: 10.19233/ASHN.2023.23slImetniki avtorskih pravic na prispevkih so avtorji. CC BY-NC 4.0