WoRMS taxon details
Mobulidae
AphiaID: 196070
AphiaID: 196070
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Batoidea (Infraclass) > Myliobatiformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Added by Database Management Team | ||||||||||
| Rank | Family | ||||||||||
| Parent | Myliobatiformes | ||||||||||
| Source | Not documented | ||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Link | To ITIS | ||||||||||
| Note |
Distribution: Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Head differentiated from disc. Eyes and spiracles on sides of head. Mouth ventral in Mobula and terminal in Manta. Size of gill openings almost the length of eye. Length of tail much greater than disc. Some with spines. Dorsal fin small. Caudal fin lacking. Three functional paired limbs. The cephalic pair of fins aid in feeding and are said to be essentially the anterior subdivision of the pectorals. Some reach about 6.1 m and weigh over 1360 kg. [details] | ||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:196070 | ||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Mobulidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196070 on 2013-05-18 | |||||||||||
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