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Marine Species: Mobula tarapacana
(Philippi, 1892)
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Myliobatidae |
| Genus: | Mobula |
| Species: | Mobula tarapacana |
Species Data:
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| Common Name: | Sicklefin devil ray |
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| Description: | Large ray with a large head supporting small cephalic fins; upper disc densely covered with small sharp spines. The tail lacks spines and is shorter then the disc. It has no tail fin. |
| Habitat: | Associated with reefs, inhabiting depths between 0 and 30 meters. |
| Color: | Dark blue, olive green to brownish on the dorsal surface; anteriorly white and posteriorly gray ventral surface, with an uneven line of demarcation. |
| Dimensions: | It reaches 328 centimeters in width. |
| Geographical Distribution: | Indian Ocean Western Pacific Western Atlantic Eastern Atlantic |
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