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Chafing behavior on a patch of sandy bottom by ocellated eagle ray (Aetobatus ocellatus)

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  1. USR 3278 CNRS-EPHE-UPVD, CRIOBE, 98729, Moorea, French Polynesia

    C. Berthe, D. Lecchini & J. Mourier

  2. Laboratoire d’Excellence “CORAIL”, 98729, Moorea, French Polynesia

    C. Berthe, D. Lecchini & J. Mourier

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Video of one female eagle ray swimming over sandy bottom at Moorea Island. (MP4 607 kb)

Video of two female eagle rays swimming over sandy bottom, with one of them starting to chafe on the sand at Fakarava Atoll. (MP4 6034 kb)

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Berthe, C., Lecchini, D. & Mourier, J. Chafing behavior on a patch of sandy bottom by ocellated eagle ray (Aetobatus ocellatus). Mar Biodiv 47, 379–380 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-016-0463-8

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