Box ray
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Mobula tarapacana (Philippi, 1892) |
The box ray, chilean devil ray, devil ray, greater guinean mobula, sicklefin devil ray, or spiny mobula (Mobula tarapacana) is a species of fish in the Mobulidae family. It is found in Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Palau, South Africa, Taiwan, the United States, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, and coral reefs.
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- Clark, T.B., Smith, W.D. & Bizzarro, J.J. 2005. Mobula tarapacana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 03 August 2007.