Shortfin devil ray

Mobula kuhlii

Twin wings carry the name of a young naturalist

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Southeast Asia
Other
Large
Tropical fish

Mobula kuhlii, the shortfin devil ray, is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae. It is endemic to the Indian Ocean and central-west Pacific Ocean. It ranges from South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania and the Seychelles in the west to the Philippines and Indonesia in the east, and southward to the northern coast of Australia.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Stingrays
Family: Mobulidae
Genus: Mobula
Maximum length: 119 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: other
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: eastern coast of Africa to Indonesia.

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