For other uses of "Devil Fish" or "Devilfish", see
Devilfish.
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: |
Elasmobranchii |
| Order: |
Myliobatiformes |
| Family: |
Mobulidae |
| Genus: |
Mobula |
| Species: |
M. mobular |
| Binomial name |
Mobula mobular
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| Range map of the devil fish |
| Synonyms |
- Aodon cornu Lacepède, 1798
- Apterurus fabroni Rafinesque, 1810
- Cephaloptera giorna (Lacepède, 1803)
- Cephaloptera tatraniana van Hasselt, 1823
- Cephalopterus edentula Griffini, 1903
- Cephalopterus giornae (Lacepède, 1803)
- Cephalopterus massena Risso, 1810
- Dicerobatis giornae (Lacepède, 1803)
- Manta mobular (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Mobula auriculata Rafinesque, 1810
- Mobula diabolus (Shaw, 1804) (ambiguous synonym)
- Raia fabroniana Lacepède, 1800
- Raia mobular Bonnaterre, 1788
- Raja cephaloptera Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Raja diabolus Shaw, 1804
- Raja giorna Lacepède, 1803
- Squalus edentulus Brünnich, 1768
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The devil fish or giant devil ray (Mobula mobular) is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae. It is currently listed as endangered, mostly due to bycatch mortality in unrelated fisheries.