Scientific Name	Mobula tarapacana   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Philippi, 1892)	Depth	- M
Chinese	褐背蝠鱝	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鱝科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F058　Myliobatidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	褐背蝠鱝
Max Length	300 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	智利蝠魟、飛魴仔、鷹魴
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	West
Habitats		Holotype Locality	12 miles west of Iquique, Tarapacà Province, Chile [southeastern Pacific]
Synonyms	Cephaloptera tarapacana, Mobula coilloti, Mobula formosana, Mobula tarapanaca
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico vol. 1 (Jonh D. McEacharn and Janice D. Fechhelm)   沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0054459.
Common Name	Spiny mobula; Chilean devil ray; Sicklefin devil ray; Greater Guinean mobula; Devil ray
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Disc very broad, 1.8 as wide as long, anterior margins convex, posterior margins concave. Head broad, flat. Rostral fins moderate, distinct from the pectorals, directed forward and rolled outward. Eyes lateral, prominent. Mouth inferior. Teeth on both jaws, small, numerous, in pavement. Spiracles under the front of Pectoral. One dorsal fin, its base of posterior ends reached the posterior angles of pectoral. Tail longer than disc length, without caudal spine. Specimen in formalin brown above, whitish below.
habitats	Mostly oceanic, but also in coastal waters. Solitary, sometimes forms groups. Feeds on small fishes and planktonic crustaceans. Ovoviviparous. Litter number 1. Sometimes found stranded in beaches in temperate areas.
Distribution	Taiwan.
Utility	NULL