IUNC's ISRA regional fact sheet for Northwest Waigeo. Within this area there are: threatened species (e.g., Giant Guitarfish Glaucostegus typus); range-restricted species (e.g., Raja Ampat Epaulette Shark Hemiscyllium freycineti); reproductive areas (e.g., Blacktop Reef Shark Carcharhinus melanopterus); feeding areas (Reef Manta Ray Mobile alfredi); undefined aggregations (e.g., Oceanic Manta Ray Mobile birostris); and the area sustains a high diversity of sharks (33 species).