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". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2006. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 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.