Mobula

See also: mobula

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Mobula f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Mobulidae – mantas, mobulas, devil rays, and devilfish.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Chondrichthyes – class; Elasmobranchii – subclass; Myliobatiformes – order; Myliobatoidei – suborder; Dasyatoidea – superfamily; Mobulidae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Mobula alfredi (Alfred manta), Mobula birostris (giant manta), Mobula eregoodootenkee (longhorned mobula), Mobula hypostoma (lesser devil ray), Mobula japanica (spinetail mobula), Mobula kuhlii (shortfin devil ray), Mobula mobular (devil fish), Mobula munkiana (Munk's devil ray), Mobula rochebrunei (lesser Guinean devil ray), Mobula tarapacana (Chilean devil ray), Mobula thurstoni (smoothtail mobula) – species

References

• Mobula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mobula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Mobula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Mobula at World Register of Marine Species
• Mobula at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Mobula at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• “Mobula”, in Paleobiology Database, 2025