Mobula mobular (Bonnaterre, 1788)
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https://doi.org/ 10.26028/cybium/2022-462-3-001 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C63F87BA-E328-3F75-762D-D9ADEF94FED4 |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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Mobula mobular (Bonnaterre, 1788) |
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Mobula mobular (Bonnaterre, 1788) View in CoL
Mobula japanica (Müller & Henle, 1841) [Synonym: junior, original� Occurrence: native
Maximum length: 520 cm WD
Water type: marine
Environment: pelagic-neritic
Depth range: 0-1112 m
Migration: oceanodromous
IUCN status: EN – Endangered (A2bd+3d / 2020)
Source: bibliography, observation
Distribution and remarks: circumglobal in temperate and tropical waters throughout all oceans. Eastern Atlantic: known from Côte d’Ivoire but may probably be more wide-ranging. Sometimes in synonymy with M. japanica . Observed along the coast of Gabon caught by industrial trawlers and artisanal boats (Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. obs.). CITES Appendix II.
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