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Mobula mobular (Bonnaterre, 1788)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Elasmobranchii
order
Myliobatiformes
family
Myliobatidae
genus
Mobula
species
Mobula mobular

Name

Synonyms
? giornae Lacepède, 1803
Aodon cornu Lacepède, 1798
Apterurus fabroni Rafinesque, 1810
Cephaloptera giorna (Lacepède, 1803)
Cephaloptera tatraniana van Hasselt, 1823
Cephalopterus edentula Griffini, 1903
Cephalopterus giornae (Lacepède, 1803)
Cephalopterus massena Risso, 1810
Dicerobatis giornae (Lacepède, 1803)
Manta mobular (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Mobula auriculata Rafinesque, 1810
Mobula diabolus (Shaw, 1804)
Mobular mobular (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Raia fabroniana Lacepède, 1800
Raia mobular Bonnaterre, 1788
Raja cephaloptera Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Raja diabolus Shaw, 1804
Raja fabroniana Lacepède, 1800
Raja giorna Lacepède, 1803
Squalus edentulus Brünnich, 1768
Homonyms
Mobula mobular (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Common names
Atlantischer Teufelsrochen in German
Baqra in Maltese
Baqra in Maltese
Daddarita in Italian
Devil fish in English
Devil fish in English
Devil ray in English
Devil ray in English
Devil ray in English
Devilfish in English
Devilfish in English
Diable de mer in French
Diable de mer méditerranéen in French
Diabo-do-mar in Portuguese
Diabo-do-mar in Portuguese
Diavol de mare in Romanian
Diavol de mare in language.
Diavolo di mare in Italian
Diavolo di mare in Italian
Diavolopsaro in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Diavulu di mare in Corsican
Djalli i detit in Albanian
Duivelsrog in Dutch
Giant Devil Ray in English
Giant devil ray in English
Giant devilray in English
Giant devilray in English
Golub uhan in Croatian
Horny ray in English
Jamanta in Portuguese
Jamanta in Portuguese
Jamanta in Portuguese
Jamanta in Portuguese
Jimanta in Portuguese
Kleine duivelsrog in Dutch
Kleine dulvelsrog in Dutch
Kleiner Teufelsroche in German
Kleiner Teufelsrochen in German
Kleiner Teufelsrochen in German
Kleiner Teufelsrochen in German
Kulaklı folya in Turkish
Kulaklıfulya balığı in Turkish
Lille djævlerokke in Danish
Lopa e detit in Albanian
Lope deti in Albanian
Lope deti in Albanian
Manta in Swedish
Manta in Spanish
Manta in English
Manta in French

Bibliographic References

  1. Claro, Rodolfo, Kenyon C. Lindeman, and Lynne R. Parenti, 2001: null. Ecology of the Marine Fishes of Cuba. 253.
  2. Compagno, Leonard J. V. / Hamlett, William C., ed., 1999: Checklist of Living Elasmobranchs. Sharks, Skates, and Rays: The Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes. 471-498.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  4. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  5. Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
  6. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374
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