Unusual new fish makes its home in Bermuda waters 
By Jonathan Bell UK Source: royalgazette 5/21/2024
Jonathan Bell
For the first time in the island’s history, a new stingray species has settled in Bermuda, according to a study by overseas scientists working with local researchers, fisheries staff and ordinary citizens.

An article in Frontiers in Fish Science states that the migration to Bermuda of the Atlantic cownose ray, Rhinoptera bonasus, which feeds on clams and crustaceans, could have been prompted by shifting wind patterns as well as heightened tropical storm activity in the region.
 

Robbie Smith, curator at the Natural History Museum of the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo, was among contributors.

 
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