Fig. 1

(A) Principal sites mentioned in the manuscript. NRS (Northern Red Sea), CRS (Central Red Sea), SRS (Southern Red Sea), this division follows the approach proposed by Wang et al.50. (B) Spatial distribution of Selachii sightings and (C) spatial distribution of Batoidea sightings, with different colors representing various survey methods. Map created using Esri ArcGIS Pro version 2.6.0 (Esri, 2020).