Devil rays - Mobulidae

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Mobulidae
Author Gill, 1893
Taxonomic Rank Family
Taxonomic # 160990
Common Names Spanish: mantas
French: mantes
English: devil rays
English: mantas
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Chondrichthyes
        Subclass: Elasmobranchii
          Superorder: Euselachii
            Order: Myliobatiformes
Taxonomic Children Genus: Manta
Genus: Mobula
Synonyms (since 1950)

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Physical Description / Field Identification

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Distribution

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Ecology and Behavior

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ITIS TSN160990
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
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#records (spatial)243
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets21
Year1992 - 2021
Latitude26.00 - 41.02
Longitude-96.00 - -66.40
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