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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Mobulidae Devilrays

Genus: Mobula

(See list of species below)


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9 species (see list below)
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Photo by Henke, M.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 450 cm WD
Mobula alfredi (Krefft, 1868)
Photo by Henke, M.
 
Mobula alfredi
[Reef manta ray]
Photo by Marshall, A.

Circumglobal, tropical to
Max. Length 910 cm WD
Mobula birostris (Walbaum, 1792)
Photo by Marshall, A.
 
Mobula birostris
[Oceanic manta ray]
Photo by Devarapalli, P.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 130 cm WD
Mobula eregoodoo (Cantor, 1849)
Photo by Devarapalli, P.
 
Mobula eregoodoo
[Longhorned pygmy devil ray]
Photo by Nunes, J.L.S.

Western and eastern Atlan
Max. Length 230 cm WD
Mobula hypostoma (Bancroft, 1831)
Photo by Nunes, J.L.S.
 
Mobula hypostoma
[Atlantic pygmy devil ray]
Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 120 cm WD
Mobula kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841)
Photo by FAO
 
Mobula kuhlii
[Shortfin pygmy devil ray]
Photo by Minguell, C.

Circumglobal.
Max. Length 520 cm WD
Mobula mobular (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Photo by Minguell, C.
 
Mobula mobular
[Spinetail devil ray]
Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 220 cm WD
Mobula munkiana Notarbartolo-di-Sciara, 1987
Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Mobula munkiana
[Munk's pygmy devil ray]
Photo by Wirtz, P.

Circumtropical, recorded
Max. Length 328 cm WD
Mobula tarapacana (Philippi, 1892)
Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Mobula tarapacana
[Sicklefin devil ray]
Photo by Notarbartolo di Sciara, G.

Circumglobal in tropical
Max. Length 220 cm WD
Mobula thurstoni (Lloyd, 1908)
Photo by Notarbartolo di Sciara, G.
 
Mobula thurstoni
[Bentfin devil ray]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Mobula alfredi Reef manta ray Indo-Pacific 450 WD 1868
Mobula birostris Oceanic manta ray Circumglobal, tropical to 910 WD 1792
Mobula eregoodoo Longhorned pygmy devil ray Indo-West Pacific 130 WD 1849
Mobula hypostoma Atlantic pygmy devil ray Western and eastern Atlan 230 WD 1831
Mobula kuhlii Shortfin pygmy devil ray Indo-West Pacific 120 WD 1841
Mobula mobular Spinetail devil ray Circumglobal. 520 WD 1788
Mobula munkiana Munk's pygmy devil ray Eastern Pacific 220 WD 1987
Mobula tarapacana Sicklefin devil ray Circumtropical, recorded 328 WD 1892
Mobula thurstoni Bentfin devil ray Circumglobal in tropical 220 WD 1908



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