Scientific Name	Mobula japanica   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Müller & Henle, 1841)	Depth	- M
Chinese	日本蝠鱝	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鱝科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F058　Myliobatidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	日本蝠鱝
Max Length	310 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	日本蝠魟、飛魴仔、鷹魴、燕仔魟(臺東)、角魴(澎湖)、牛港燕(澎湖)、掛角燕(澎湖)
Distribution in World		Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、Greeb IS.
Habitats		Holotype Locality	Japan [Nagasaki, Western North Pacific]
Synonyms	Cephaloptera japanica, Mobula japonica, Mobula rancureli
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Sharks and rays of melaysia and brunei darussalam   沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0802567. ASIZP0806182. ASIZP0912567. ASIZP0916182. FRIP22072.
Barcode	2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100%
Common Name	Spinetail mobula; Spinetail devil ray; Devilray; Japanese devil ray; Japanese devilray; Manta ray; Manta
Redlist Status	IUCN Redlist: Lower Risk/near threatened(NT)  2003-04-30
Characteristic	Disc very broad, nearly 1.7 as wide as long, anterior margins slightly convex. Posterior concave, angles acute, narrowly rounded at the apex. Head broad flat. Mouth wide inferior. Rostrum short, broad. Rostral fins moderate, distinct from the pectorals. Teeth on both jaws, small numerous, extending th the angles of the mouth. One dorsal fin. Origin of the dorsal a little in advance of the beginnings of the ventrals. Tail twice as long as body; rough, with a series of small white tubercles along each side; slender whiplike, with a serrated spine. Specimen in formalin dark dusky brown above; whitish below.
habitats	Found inshore, possibly in oceanic waters. Occurs singly or in groups. Feeds mainly on euphausiids, and to a lesser extent on copepods and crustacean larvae. May also feed on small fishes. Ovoviviparous.
Distribution	Japan, Taiwan.
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