Mobula

See also: mobula

Translingual

Mobula mobular (devil fish)

Etymology

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Proper noun

Mobula f

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
Mobula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Mobula at World Register of Marine Species
Mobula at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Mobula at Encyclopedia of Life
Mobula at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Mobula at Paleobiology Database

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