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Mobula tarapacana (Philippi, 1892)

Chilean devil ray
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Chile country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 9911, 96339.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ci.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Pequeño, G., 1989
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Common names from other countries

Sicklefin devil ray, Sicklefin devil ray, Devil ray, ... more

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

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) > Mobulidae (Devilrays)
Etymology: tarapacana: Named for the Chilean province Tarapacà, where the type specimen was landed..
  More on author: Philippi.

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

Marine; reef-associated; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 1896 m (Ref. 117177), usually 0 - 20 m (Ref. 89972).   Tropical; 50°N - 37°S, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 114953)

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