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Mobula japanica (Müller & Henle, 1841)

Spinetail mobula
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Chile country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: First record from a single specimen found beach-washed at Bahía Inglesa. The presence of this temperate-tropical species at about 27° south of its previously recorded range may be explained by the absence of rigorous species-specific landing reports along the coasts of Peru and Chile. Another possible reason is that a strong warm phase of El Niño Southern Oscillation may have facilitated this epipelagic species to travel towards higher latitudes (Ref. 126352).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ci.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bustamante, C., L.I.E. Couturier and M.B. Bennett, 2012
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mante aiguillat, Devilray, Japanese devilray, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) > Mobulidae (Devilrays)
Etymology: japanica: Named for Japan..
  More on authors: Müller & Henle.

Issue
This species is considered as a junior synonym of Mobula mobular according to Last et al., 2016 (Ref. 114953) and White et al., 2017 (Ref. 115945:13). The species page will be removed,.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 647 m (Ref. 106604), usually 0 - 200 m (Ref. 89423).   Subtropical; 40°N - 30°S

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