Species Mobula thurstoni (Lloyd, 1908)
Bentfin Devilray, Smoothtail Mobula
- Dicerobatis thurstoni Lloyd, R.E. 1908. On two new species of eagle-rays (Myliobatidae), with notes on the skull of the genus Ceratoptera. Records of the Indian Museum 2(2): 175-180 [179, pl. 4(2)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, India.
Generic Combinations
- Mobula thurstoni (Lloyd, 1908). —
Whitley, G.P. 1936. The Australian devil ray, Daemomanta alfredi (Krefft), with remarks on the superfamily Mobuloidea (order Batoidei). The Australian Zoologist 8(3): 164-188 [187]
Notarbartolo-di-Sciara, G. 1987. A revisionary study of the genus Mobula Rafinesque, 1810 (Chondrichthyes: Mobulidae) with the description of a new species. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 91(1): 1-91 [36]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Mackay and Port Douglas, QLD and Ningaloo Reef, WA; tropical, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Inshore, marine, pelagic.
General References
Allen, G.R., Cross, N.J., Douglass F. Hoese & Bray, Dianne, J. 2006. Myliobatidae. pp. 205-209 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [208]
Compagno, L.J.V. & Last, P.R. 1999. Families Gymnuridae, Myliobatidae, Rhinopteridae, Mobulidae. pp. 1505-1529 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1529]
White, W.T. & Last, P.R. 2016. Families Myliobatidae, Aetobatidae. pp. 706-731 in Last, P.R., White, W.T., Carvalho, M.R. de, Séret, B., Stehmann, M.F.W. & Naylor, G.J.P. (eds.). Rays of the World. Clayton South, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 790 pp. [749]
Common Name References
Compagno, L.J.V. & Last, P.R. 1999. Families Gymnuridae, Myliobatidae, Rhinopteridae, Mobulidae. pp. 1505-1529 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1529] (FAO) (Smoothtail Mobula)
FAO-FIES 2019. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Smoothtail Mobula)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [463] (Bentfin Devilray)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bentfin Devilray)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [18] (Bentfin Devilray)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2024 | MYLIOBATIFORMES | 20-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 05-Jun-2024 | MOBULIDAE | 07-Aug-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 05-Jun-2024 | 18-May-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 26-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |