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Lesser devil ray

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White, W.T., Corrigan, S., Yang, S., Henderson, A.C., Bazinet, A.L., Swofford, D.L. and Naylor, G.J.P. 2017. Phylogeny of the manta and devilrays (Chondrichthyes, mobulidae) with an updated taxonomic arrangement for the family. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 182(1): 50-75.
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Lesser devil rays are relatively small, with a maximum width of about 125 cm (49 in). They have forward-facing cephalic horns, while their long spineless tails distinguish them from their relatives
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Dorsal coloration varies from light brown to black, although some specimens have been reported as blue. Individuals sometimes possess a dark grey collar between their spiracles.
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They mostly feed on zooplankton such as small crustaceans, although they can occasionally eat schooling fish, using their cephalic horns to funnel prey into their mouth.
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Marshall, A.; Barreto, R.; Carlson, J.; Fernando, D.; Fordham, S.; Francis, M.P.; Herman, K.; Jabado, R.W.; Liu, K.M.; Rigby, C.L.; Romanov, E. (2019).
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These rays live in shallow, warm waters and can be found in shoals of up to 40 individuals, although more often ranging between 2 and 10.
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They occur along the coasts of the western Atlantic, from
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A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America
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has occasionally been recovered as a junior synonym of
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Conservation status
Endangered
IUCN 3.1
CITES
CITES
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Batoidea
Myliobatiformes
Mobulidae
Mobula
Binomial name
Bancroft

M. rochebrunei
Synonyms
Mobula rochebrunei
devil ray
Mobulidae
North Carolina
Argentina
Mobula rochebrunei
M. mobular

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