MANTA AND DEVIL RAY SPECIES
Manta and devil rays (collectively known as mobulids) belong to a group of rays called the Myliobatiforms, which contain 12 families and about 370 species. Taxonomically within the Mobulidae family there is just one genus: Mobula, which contains ten species - two (possibly three) manta species and seven devil ray species.
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Oceanic Manta Ray
(Mobula birostris)
Reef Manta Ray
(Mobula alfredi)
Atlantic Manta Ray
(Mobula cf. birostris)
Sicklefin Devil Ray
(Mobula tarapacana)
Spinetail Devil Ray
(Mobula mobular)
Bentfin Devil Ray
(Mobula thurstoni)
Shorthorned Pygmy Devil Ray
(Mobula kuhlii)
Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray
(Mobula eregoodoo)
Munk’s Pygmy Devil Ray
(Mobula munkiana)
Atlantic Pygmy Devil Ray
(Mobula hypostoma)
