Lesser devil ray
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The lesser devil ray (Mobula hypostoma) is a species of devil ray in the family Mobulidae.
Habitat
These rays live in shallow, warm waters and can be found in shoals of up to 40 individuals, although more often ranging between 2 and 10.[4]
They occur along the coasts of the western Atlantic, from North Carolina to northern Argentina.[5] The related Mobula rochebrunei has occasionally been recovered as a junior synonym of M. hypostoma, extending the species' range to the eastern Atlantic.[6]
Diet
They mostly feed on zooplankton such as small crustaceans, although they can occasionally eat schooling fish, using their cephalic horns to funnel prey into their mouth.[5]
Description
Lesser devil rays are relatively small, with a maximum width of about 125 cm (49 in). They have forward-facing cephalic horns, while their long spineless tails distinguish them from their relatives M. mobular.[4][5]
Dorsal coloration varies from light brown to black, although some specimens have been reported as blue.[5] Individuals sometimes possess a dark grey collar between their spiracles.[4]
References
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- ^ a b Template:Cite iucn
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Boonstra, Roxane. "Atlantic devil ray". Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."West Atlantic Pygmy Devil Ray (Mobula hypostoma)". Manta Trust.
- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mobula hypostoma". Florida Museum.
- ^ White, W.T., Corrigan, S., Yang, S., Henderson, A.C., Bazinet, A.L., Swofford, D.L. and Naylor, G.J.P. 2017. Phylogeny of the manta and devilrays (Chondrichthyes, mobulidae) with an updated taxonomic arrangement for the family. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 182(1): 50-75. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx018.
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- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.C. R. Robins & G. C. Ray (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
External links
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