Spinetail mobula: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the spinetail mobula lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mobula japanica
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Asia, North America, Oceania, South America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Myliobatiformes
Family	Myliobatidae

Where does the spinetail mobula live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the spinetail mobula in 6 countries and territories across Asia, North America, Oceania and South America.

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 spinetail mobula endangered?

The spinetail mobula’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the spinetail mobula?

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

About the spinetail mobula

The spinetail mobula (Mobula japanica), also known as the spinetail devil ray or Japanese mobula ray, is a species of pelagic marine fish which belongs to the family Mobulidae. The spinetail mobula gets its name due to its devil like appearance from the "horns" on its head and the unique spines on its tail. Generally, these rays love to be mobile and show off their aerial acrobatics. M. japanica can be found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific and eastern Atlantic Ocean.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Spinetail mobula (revision 1374888013), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1754242 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).