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Mobula

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Myliobatidae

Scientific name
  
Mobula

Higher classification
  
Devil rays

Order
  
Stingrays

Superorder
  
Batoidea

Subfamily
  
Mobulinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

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Lower classifications
  
Devil fish, Spinetail mobula, Box ray, Mobula munkiana, Lesser devil ray

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Mobula is a genus of ray in the family Myliobatidae (eagle rays). Their appearance is similar to that of manta rays, which are in the same family. Species of this genera are often collectively referred to as "devil rays", "flying mobula" or simply "flying rays", due to their propensity for breaching, sometimes in a spectacular manner. The devil fish can attain a disc width of up to 5.2 m (17 ft) and can probably weigh over a ton, second only to the Manta species in size. Despite their size, little is known about this genus, much of it being from anecdotal accounts.

Contents

Mobula Mobula Ray Animal Profile

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Species

FishBase recognizes the following species:

Mobula Mobula Ray Animal Profile

  • Mobula eregoodootenkee Bleeker, 1859 (Pygmy devil ray)
  • Mobula hypostoma Bancroft, 1831 (Lesser devil ray)
  • Mobula japanica J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 (Spinetail mobula)
  • Mobula kuhlii J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 (Shortfin devil ray)
  • Mobula mobular Bonnaterre, 1788 (Devil fish)
  • Mobula munkiana Notarbartolo di Sciara, 1987 (Munk's devil ray)
  • Mobula rochebrunei Vaillant, 1879 (Lesser Guinean devil ray)
  • Mobula tarapacana Philippi {Krumweide}, 1892 (Chilean devil ray)
  • Mobula thurstoni Lloyd, 1908 (Bentfin devil ray)
  • Mobula sp. Not yet described (Borneo devilray)

  • Mobula Photos of Myliobatid rays

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    References

    Mobula Wikipedia