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The spinetail mobula (Mobula japanica), also known as the spinetail devil ray or Japanese mobula ray, is a species of pelagic marine fish which belongs to the family Mobulidae. The spinetail mobula gets its name due to its devil like appearance from the "horns" on its head and the unique spines on its tail.
The genus was named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1810 describing the devil fish, Raia mobular or now Mobula mobular.The name can be explained from Latin mobilis "mobile" or "movable", because of the species' migratory habits; [7] [8] another explanation is that mobula is a local name used by people living in Azores who call this creature there.
The Japanese eagle ray grows to be up to 150 centimeters long and has a disc at least 114 centimeters wide. [1] It is yellow-brown in color, and usually contains darker spots. It has rather long stinging spines, and its claspers are less than one-tenth the width of its disc. Each jaw of the species contains seven rows of teeth. [3]
Giant manta ray: decreasing Endangered [1] [136] Stingray: Mobula mobular: Giant devil ray: decreasing Endangered [137] [138] Stingray: Mobula rochebrunei: Lesser Guinean devil ray: unknown Vulnerable [139] [140] Electric ray: Narcine brevilabiata: Shortlip electric ray: unknown Vulnerable [141] [142] Electric ray: Narke japonica: Japanese ...
A pink manta ray has been observed in Australia's Great Barrier Reef and scientists believe this could be due to a genetic mutation causing erythrism. [23] The fish, spotted near Lady Elliot Island, is the world's only known pink manta ray. [24] [25] M. alfredi with mouth closed, cephalic fins rolled and ventral surface showing distinctive markings
Devil ray may refer to: Rays of the genus Mobula, cartilaginous fish including: Pygmy devil ray, Mobula eregoodootenkee; Lesser devil ray, Mobula hypostoma; Spinetail mobula, Mobula japanica; Shortfin devil ray, Mobula kuhlii; Devil fish, Mobula mobular; Munk's devil ray, Mobula munkiana; Lesser Guinean devil ray, Mobula rochebrunei
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Mobula eregoodootenkee (Pygmy devil ray) Mobula hypostoma (Lesser devil ray) Mobula japanica (Spinetail mobula) Mobula kuhlii (Shortfin devil ray) Mobula mobular (Devil fish) Mobula munkiana (Monk's devil ray) Mobula rochebrunei (Guinean devil ray) Mobula tarapacana (Box ray) Mobula thurstoni (Bentfin devil ray) Genus Myliobatis: Eagle rays (in ...