Mobula eregoodootenkee
| Mobula eregoodootenkee | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Myliobatidae |
| Genus: | Mobula |
| Species: | M. eregoodootenkee |
| Binomial name | |
| Mobula eregoodootenkee (Bleeker, 1859) | |
Mobula eregoodootenkee (the pygmy devil ray or longhorned mobula) is a species of eagle ray in the genus Mobula. It is endemic to the Indian Ocean and central-west Pacific Ocean. It ranges from South Africa in the west to the Philippines in the east, north to Vietnam, and south to the northern coast of Australia.
It is a brownish-grey colour, with a whitish underside. It grows up to 100 cm wide. The species feeds on plankton and small fish.
The longhorned mobula is an ovoviviparous fish, usually giving birth to a single pup in shallow waters. The young stay in these waters until they mature.
The ray is likely a bycatch at several fisheries, being entangled in nets meant for other species. It is marketed in Thailand and possibly elsewhere in southeast Asia.
References
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- Pierce, S.J. & Bennett, M.B. (2003). Mobula eregoodootenkee. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 13 Oct 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is near threatened
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Mobula eregoodootenkee" in FishBase. October 2006 version.