Devil Rays
Mobula
Mobula is a genus of ray in the family Mobulidae found worldwide in tropical and warm temperate seas. Some authorities consider this to be a subfamily of family Myliobatidae (eagle rays). Their appearance is similar to that of manta rays, which are in the same family, and based on genetic and morphological evidence the mantas belong in Mobula (they are traditionally in their own genus Manta). Species of this genus are often collectively referred to as...
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 10 known species
Reef Manta Ray
speciesMobula alfredi
Oceanic Manta Ray
speciesMobula birostris
Munk's Pygmy Devil Ray
speciesMobula munkiana
Atlantic manta ray
speciesMobula yarae
Spinetail Devil Ray
speciesMobula mobular
Atlantic Pygmy Devil Ray
speciesMobula hypostoma
Sicklefin Devil Ray
speciesMobula tarapacana
Shorthorned Pygmy Devil Ray
speciesMobula kuhlii
Bentfin Devil Ray
speciesMobula thurstoni
Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray
speciesMobula eregoodoo
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49697.