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title: "Munk's Pygmy Devil Ray"
description: "Mobula munkiana — Ryby. Mobula munkiana, commonly known as the manta de monk, Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, smoothtail mobula, or Munk's pygmy devil ray, is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/munk-s-pygmy-devil-ray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Munk's Pygmy Devil Ray

> Mobula munkiana — Ryby. Mobula munkiana, commonly known as the manta de monk, Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, smoothtail mobula, or Munk's pygmy devil ray, is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae.

- Scientific name: *Mobula munkiana*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 447
- Wikidata: [Q3281136](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3281136)
- iNaturalist taxon: [105924](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/105924)

## Names

- en: Munk's Pygmy Devil Ray
- es: Manta diablo
- fr: Diable de Munk

## Countries with the most observations

MX (259), CR (26), EC (25), PA (8)

## Summary

Mobula munkiana, commonly known as the manta de monk, Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, smoothtail mobula, or Munk's pygmy devil ray, is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae. They are commonly mistaken for their close relatives, M. thurstoni (bentfin devil ray) and M. mobular (giant devil ray). Although they are the smallest of the species in genus Mobula, they make up for their size with their incredible speed and agility. These characteristics are a likely explanation for their lack of natural predators, although they have been known to be hunted by orcas and are often fished by humans. One of the defining…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobula_munkiana

## Photo

![Munk's Pygmy Devil Ray](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/munk-s-pygmy-devil-ray/medium.jpg)

Photo: russnamitz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/358996135

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/munk-s-pygmy-devil-ray?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).