Animalia > Chordata > Elasmobranchii > Myliobatiformes > Myliobatidae > Mobula > Mobula hypostomaMobula hypostoma (Small devilfish; Manta ray; Manta; Lesser devil ray; Devil ray; Atlantic devil ray)Synonyms: Cephaloptera massenoidea; Cephaloptera olfersii; Cephalopterus hypostomus; Ceratobatis robertsi; Ceratobatis robertsii; Mobula olfersii; Mobula robertsi Language: Danish; Dutch; French; Mandarin Chinese; Portuguese; Spanish The lesser devil ray, Mobula hypostoma, is an eagle ray in the genus Mobula. They occur along the coasts of the western Atlantic, from North Carolina to northern Argentina. These rays live in shallow waters and can be found singly or in large shoals. They feed on crustaceans mostly, but will sometimes feed on shoals of smaller fish. Lesser devil rays are relatively small, with a maximum width of about 120 cm (47 in). They have smaller cephalic fins than their larger manta cousins and have longer spineless tails. |
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Pollerspöck, J. & Straube, N. (2015), Bibliography database of living/fossil sharks, rays and chimaeras
(Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii, Holocephali) -Host-Parasites List/Parasite-Hosts List-, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 04/2015; ♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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