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RiversEl Niño seen disrupting fish migration patterns SpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It Again OceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - Oceanographic RiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at all OceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild Populations SpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for Conservation OceanEckerd College professor contributes to designating Biscayne Bay an Important Shark and Ray Area SpeciesRio Verde Grande Survey Identifies Fifty-Three Fish Species Facing Flow Reductions FisheriesAdams River Salmon Run in Thompson-Nicola RiversEl Niño seen disrupting fish migration patterns SpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It Again OceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - Oceanographic RiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at all OceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild Populations SpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for Conservation OceanEckerd College professor contributes to designating Biscayne Bay an Important Shark and Ray Area SpeciesRio Verde Grande Survey Identifies Fifty-Three Fish Species Facing Flow Reductions FisheriesAdams River Salmon Run in Thompson-Nicola

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Mobulidae

6 fish on EveryFish name Mobulidae among their families.

WorldDevil fish A large Mediterranean ray with a spiny tail and horn-like flaps.Ray · Coasts and shelves

WorldGiant oceanic manta ray The world's largest ray, a massive filter-feeding predator of tropical oceans.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1827

WorldSpinetail mobula Large pelagic ray with tail spines and cephalic hornsRay · Coasts and shelves

WorldChilean devil ray A deep-diving oceanic ray with a boxy head.Ray · Open ocean

Latin America and the CaribbeanMunk's pygmy devil ray Smallest devil ray in the eastern Pacific OceanRay · Coasts and shelves · 1987

WorldReef manta ray Large coastal ray of the Indo-Pacific tropicsRay · Coasts and shelves · 1868

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Devil fish: Julien Renoult, CC BY 4.0, source
Giant oceanic manta ray: jon hanson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Spinetail mobula: OpenCage.info, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Chilean devil ray: Tiago Matias, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Munk's pygmy devil ray: Nick Bonzey, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Reef manta ray: Jaine FRA, Couturier LIE, Weeks SJ, Townsend KA, Bennett MB, et al. (2, CC BY 2.5, source

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