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Abstract

Mobulid! rays! are! one! of! the! most! vulnerable! chondrichthyan! groups! due! to! their! low! population! growth! rates! and! high! susceptibility! to! fisheries.! While! estimates! of! humanJ induced!mortality!are!lacking,!sighting!trend!data!can!provide!an!index!of!their!status.!We! recorded!underwater!sightings!data!of!Mobula'alfredi,!M.'birostris!and!M.