Devil fish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the devil fish lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mobula mobular
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Myliobatiformes
Family	Myliobatidae

Where does the devil fish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the devil fish in 10 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the devil fish endangered?

The devil fish’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the devil fish?

The devil fish (Mobula mobular) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Myliobatiformes and the family Myliobatidae, genus Mobula. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the devil fish

The devil fish, giant devil ray, or simply the devil ray (Mobula mobular) is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae. As of 2025, it is listed as critically endangered, mostly due to bycatch mortality in unrelated fisheries and a naturally slow reproductive rate.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Devil fish (revision 1377458641), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1502150 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).