Mobula thurstoni (Lloyd, 1908)

Bentfin Devil Ray

Dicerobatis thurstoni Lloyd, 1908: 179, fig. 3, pl. 4 (fig. 2). Syntypes: Madras Museum (whereabouts unknown). Type locality: India.

Local synonymy: Mobula thurstoni: Compagno et al., 1989: 118, pl.; Compagno, 1999: 118; Ebert & Dando, 2014: 107, fig.; Ebert & van Hees, 2015: 148; Weigmann, 2016: 982; White & Last, 2016c: 749, fig. 33.8; Stevens et al., 2018: 106, figs.

South Africa voucher material: None.

South African distribution: Algoa Bay (EC) to KZN border with Mozambique .

Remarks: Records on the occurrence of Mobula species in South African waters should be re-examined and reviewed to clarify the status of those occurring in these waters.

Conservation status: EN (2019).