| Myliobatidae (Eagle and manta rays), subfamily: Mobulinae |
| 100 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
|
pelagic-oceanic |
| Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf to South Africa and the Philippines, north to Viet Nam, south to northern Australia (Ref. 9911). This species is noted as a possible synonym of the earlier Mobula diabolus (Shaw, 1804) in Compagno's 1999 checklist (Ref. 35766). |
|
Brownish-grey above, whitish below (Ref. 11228). Underside of pectorals with semicircular black blotch along middle of anterior edge (Ref. 11228). |
| Found in coastal and oceanic waters (Ref. 30573); solitary of aggregations, sometimes with 50 or more individuals (Ref. 90102). Not known to penetrate the epipelagic zone (Ref. 9911). Feeds on plankton (Ref. 30573). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). |
|
Near Threatened
(Ref. 96402)
|
| harmless |
|
No materials were examined (Ref. 47737). Also Ref. 9911. |
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