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Bentfin Devil Ray
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IUCN CR · Critically endangered

Bentfin Devil Ray

Mobula thurstoni

The bentfin devil ray, lesser devil ray, smoothtail devil ray, smoothtail mobula, or Thurston's devil ray (Mobula thurstoni) is a species of fish in the family Myliobatidae. It is found worldwide in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate oceans, with records from Australia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand,...

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