Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Myliobatidae Eagle and manta rays
Subfamily: Mobulinae
Genus: Mobula

(See list of species below)

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9 species (see list below)

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Photo by Devarapalli, P.

Mobula eregoodootenkee
[Longhorned mobula]

Photo by Nunes, J.L.S.

Mobula hypostoma
[Lesser devil ray]

Photo by Khan, M.M.

Mobula japanica
[Spinetail mobula]

Photo by FAO

Mobula kuhlii
[Shortfin devil ray]

Photo by Minguell, C.

Mobula mobular
[Devil fish]

Photo by Notarbartolo di Sciara, G.

Mobula munkiana
[Munk's devil ray]

Photo by FAO

Mobula rochebrunei
[Lesser Guinean devil ray]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Mobula tarapacana
[Chilean devil ray]

Photo by Notarbartolo di Sciara, G.

Mobula thurstoni
[Smoothtail mobula]

9 Species of Family Myliobatidae with Genus Mobula
(Eagle and manta rays)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1859	Mobula eregoodootenkee	Longhorned mobula	Indo-West Pacific	100 WD
1831	Mobula hypostoma	Lesser devil ray	Western Atlantic	120 WD
1841	Mobula japanica	Spinetail mobula	Indo-Pacific	310 WD
1841	Mobula kuhlii	Shortfin devil ray	Indo-West Pacific	120 WD
1788	Mobula mobular	Devil fish	Eastern Atlantic	520 WD
1987	Mobula munkiana	Munk's devil ray	Eastern Pacific	220 WD
1879	Mobula rochebrunei	Lesser Guinean devil ray	Eastern Atlantic	133 WD
1892	Mobula tarapacana	Chilean devil ray	Circumtropical, recorded	328 WD
1908	Mobula thurstoni	Smoothtail mobula	Probably circumtropical b	220 WD

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ElasmobranchiiOrder: MyliobatiformesFamily: Myliobatidae Eagle and manta raysSubfamily: MobulinaeGenus: Mobula(See list of species below)

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Myliobatidae Eagle and manta rays
Subfamily: Mobulinae
Genus: Mobula

(See list of species below)