Lesser devil ray
| Lesser devil ray | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Mobulidae |
| Genus: | Mobula |
| Species: | M. hypostoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Mobula hypostoma (Bancroft, 1831)
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The lesser devil ray (Mobula hypostoma) is a ray in the family Mobulidae. They occur along the coasts of the western Atlantic, from North Carolina to northern Argentina.
Habitat[]
These rays live in shallow waters and can be found singly or in large shoals.
Diet[]
They feed on mostly crustaceans, but will sometimes feed on shoals of smaller fish.
Description[]
True to their name, 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.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Marshall, A., Barreto, R., Carlson, J., Fernando, D., Fordham, S., Francis, M.P., Herman, K., Jabado, R.W., Liu, K.M., Rigby, C.L. & Romanov, E. 2019. (2019). "Mobula hypostoma". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2019: e.T126710128A896599.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ Boonstra, Roxane. "Atlantic devil ray". Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- "Mobula hypostoma". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Mobula hypostoma" in FishBase. February 2006 version.
- C. R. Robins & G. C. Ray (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
External links[]
- Photos of Lesser devil ray on Sealife Collection
Categories:
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Mobula
- Fish of the Western Atlantic
- Fish of the Dominican Republic
- Vulnerable fish
- Fish described in 1831