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The Mobulidae (manta rays and devilfishes) are a family of rays consisting mostly of large species living in the open ocean rather than on the sea bottom.
M. hynei is a fossil species dating to Early Pliocene North America. [18] Remains of an extinct species have been found in the Chandler Bridge Formation of South Carolina. These were originally described as Manta fragilis, but were later reclassified as Paramobula fragilis. [19] [1]
The genus was named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1810 describing the devil fish, Raia mobular or now Mobula mobular.The name can be explained from Latin mobilis "mobile" or "movable", because of the species' migratory habits; [7] [8] another explanation is that mobula is a local name used by people living in Azores who call this creature there.
The spinetail mobula ray is a large ray which can grow up to a maximal width of 3.1 m (10 ft); average width is 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in). [7] [8] Like most rays, it is dorsoventrally flattened, also known as a depressed body form, and has relatively large triangular pectoral fins on either side of the main body disc that sit slightly convex.
The devil fish is the third largest species in the genus Mobula, after the oceanic and reef manta rays. It is the only mobulid species that lives in the Mediterranean Sea. The species has been observed to have a maximum recorded length of disk width of 5.2 meters (roughly 17 feet). [5]
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This list of crinoid genera is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been considered to be crinoids, excluding purely vernacular terms.
To make the list initially hidden (useful for long lists in taxoboxes, for example), the following parameters may be used before the pairs of taxon names/authorities: |hidden=yes – the list will initially be hidden |header= – optional; heading for the list, defaults to "List" For example: