Author/Editor		Mavrič, Borut; Jenko, Radoš; Makovec, Tihomir; Lipej, Lovrenc
Title		On the occurrence of the pelagic stingray, Dasyatis violacea (Bonaparte, 1832), in the gulf of Trieste (Northern Adriatic)
Translated title		O pojavljanju vijoličastega morskega biča Dasyatis violacea /Bonaparte, 1832) v Tržaškem zalivu (severni Jadran)
Type		članek
Source		Ann Ser Hist Nat (Koper)
Vol. and No.		Letnik 14, št. 2
Publication year		2004
Volume		str. 181-6
Language		eng
Abstract		The pelagic stingray Dasyatis violacea (Bonaparte, 1832) has been recorded for the very first time off the Slovenian coast in the Gulf of Trieste (Northern Adriatic). Data on morphometrics and feeding habits of nine specimens collected are presented in the article. The main fish preyed were anchovies (Engraulis encrasicolus) and red bandfish (Cepola rubescens).
Descriptors		SEAWATER FISHES ECOSYSTEM FEEDING BEHAVIOR