Bentfin Devil Ray
Mobula thurstoni
Category: Sharks & Rays
IUCN Conservation Status: EN - Endangered - facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Myliobatiformes
- Family
- Mobulidae
- Genus
- Mobula
Where to Find
Found in 8 diving areas across 6 countries and 3 regions.
- Cocos Island, Costa Rica - 5 records
- Coiba National Park, Panama - 2 records
- Socorro Islands, Mexico - 1 records
- Lombok & Gili Islands, Indonesia - 8 records
- Siargao, Philippines - 26 records
- Tubbataha Reef, Philippines - 1 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 26 records
- Gulf of Thailand, Thailand - 3 records