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Family: Mobulidae Devilrays



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11 species
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Photo by Henke, M.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 500 cm WD
Mobula alfredi (Krefft, 1868)

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Mobula alfredi
[Alfred manta]

Photo by Marshall, A.

Circumglobal, tropical to
Max. Length 910 cm WD
Mobula birostris (Walbaum, 1792)

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Mobula birostris
[Giant manta]

Photo by Devarapalli, P.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm WD
Mobula eregoodootenkee (Bleeker, 1859)

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Mobula eregoodootenkee
[Longhorned mobula]

Photo by Nunes, J.L.S.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 230 cm WD
Mobula hypostoma (Bancroft, 1831)

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Mobula hypostoma
[Lesser devil ray]

Photo by Khan, M.M.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 310 cm WD
Mobula japanica (Müller & Henle, 1841)

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Mobula japanica
[Spinetail mobula]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 120 cm WD
Mobula kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841)

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Mobula kuhlii
[Shortfin devil ray]

Photo by Minguell, C.

Probably circumglobal in
Max. Length 520 cm WD
Mobula mobular (Bonnaterre, 1788)

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Mobula mobular
[Devil fish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 220 cm WD
Mobula munkiana Notarbartolo-di-Sciara, 1987

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Mobula munkiana
[Munk's devil ray]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 133 cm WD
Mobula rochebrunei (Vaillant, 1879)

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Mobula rochebrunei
[Lesser Guinean devil ray]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Circumtropical, recorded
Max. Length 328 cm WD
Mobula tarapacana (Philippi, 1892)

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Mobula tarapacana
[Chilean devil ray]

Photo by Notarbartolo di Sciara, G.

Circumglobal in tropical
Max. Length 220 cm WD
Mobula thurstoni (Lloyd, 1908)

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Mobula thurstoni
[Smoothtail mobula]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Mobula alfredi Alfred manta Indo-West Pacific 500 WD 1868
Mobula birostris Giant manta Circumglobal, tropical to 910 WD 1792
Mobula eregoodootenkee Longhorned mobula Indo-West Pacific 100 WD 1859
Mobula hypostoma Lesser devil ray Western Atlantic 230 WD 1831
Mobula japanica Spinetail mobula Indo-Pacific 310 WD 1841
Mobula kuhlii Shortfin devil ray Indo-West Pacific 120 WD 1841
Mobula mobular Devil fish Probably circumglobal in 520 WD 1788
Mobula munkiana Munk's devil ray Eastern Pacific 220 WD 1987
Mobula rochebrunei Lesser Guinean devil ray Eastern Atlantic 133 WD 1879
Mobula tarapacana Chilean devil ray Circumtropical, recorded 328 WD 1892
Mobula thurstoni Smoothtail mobula Circumglobal in tropical 220 WD 1908



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