---
title: "Spinetail Devil Ray"
description: "Mobula mobular — Peixes. The devil fish, giant devil ray, or simply the devil ray (Mobula mobular) is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/spinetail-devil-ray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spinetail Devil Ray

> Mobula mobular — Peixes. The devil fish, giant devil ray, or simply the devil ray  (Mobula mobular) is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae.

- Scientific name: *Mobula mobular*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 368
- Wikidata: [Q1502150](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1502150)
- iNaturalist taxon: [105923](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/105923)

## Names

- en: Spinetail Devil Ray
- de: Ostatlantischer Teufelsrochen
- es: Manta arpón
- fr: Diable de mer méditerranéen
- pl: Mobula

## Countries with the most observations

IN (42), MX (31), BD (23), MY (21), FR (20), ES (11), DZ (7), LK (7), IT (5), AU (4), BR (4), GR (3)

## Summary

The devil fish, giant devil ray, or simply the devil ray  (Mobula mobular) is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae. As of 2025, it is listed as critically endangered, mostly due to bycatch mortality in unrelated fisheries and a naturally slow reproduction rate.

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

## Photo

![Spinetail Devil Ray](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spinetail-devil-ray/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paulo Mascaretti · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/223529980

## Machine access

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