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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.
Mobula mobular. The devil fish is larger than its close relative the lesser devil ray. It grows to a length of disk 3.5 metres (11 ft), making it one of the largest rays. It possesses a spiny tail. [4] 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 ...
Mobula Manta (sometimes considered to be a synonym of Mobula ) 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.
The Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana), also known as the box ray, greater Guinean mobula, sicklefin devil ray or the spiny mobula, is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae. [1] It is often observed worldwide, basking just below the surface in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate oceans, [ 3 ] mainly offshore, and occasionally ...
Rays of the genus Mobula, cartilaginous fish including: Pygmy devil ray, Mobula eregoodootenkee; Lesser devil ray, Mobula hypostoma; Spinetail mobula, Mobula japanica; Shortfin devil ray, Mobula kuhlii; Devil fish, Mobula mobular; Munk's devil ray, Mobula munkiana; Lesser Guinean devil ray, Mobula rochebrunei; Chilean devil ray, Mobula tarapacana
Devil fish (Mobula mobular), a species of eagle ray; Devilfish, a name given to the manta ray (Manta birostris); Devilfish, the venomous fish Inimicus didactylus; Devilfish, an alternative name for the European angler Lophius piscatorius
The bentfin devil ray can reach a disc width of 189 cm (6.2 ft) [3] and weigh about 54 kg (120 lb). [4] The length of the disc is about 1.95 times its width. The front edge of the disc is nearly straight near the snout, but curves sinuously as it approaches the broad, triangular pectoral fins.
The giant oceanic manta ray, giant manta ray, or oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris) is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae and the largest type of ray in the world. It is circumglobal and is typically found in tropical and subtropical waters but can also be found in temperate waters. [ 4 ]