Devil fish
| Devil fish | |
|---|---|
CITES Appendix II | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Mobulidae |
| Genus: | Mobula |
| Species: | M. mobular |
| Binomial name | |
| Mobula mobular (Bonnaterre, 1788) | |
| Range map of the devil fish | |
| Synonyms | |
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The devil fish, giant devil ray, or simply the devil ray (Mobula mobular) is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae. As of 2025, it is listed as critically endangered, mostly due to bycatch mortality in unrelated fisheries and a naturally slow reproduction rate.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Fauna listed on CITES Appendix II