Mobula mobular
CR — Critically Endangered

Mobula mobular

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

50

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

CHONDRICHTHYES

Order

MYLIOBATIFORMES

Family

MOBULIDAE

Genus

Mobula

Mobula mobular belongs to the family MOBULIDAE, order MYLIOBATIFORMES, within the CHONDRICHTHYES class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Marine coastal/supratidalMajorMarine neriticMajorMarine oceanicMajor
04 — Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered

Assessed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Habitat shifting & alteration

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

Recreational activities

Ongoing

Type Unknown/Unrecorded (pollution)

Ongoing
05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection
Legislation
Compliance and enforcement
06 — Range

Found in 50 Countries

AlgeriaAustraliaBangladeshBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryChileChinaColombiaCongo - BrazzavilleCosta RicaEcuadorEgyptFranceFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGreeceGuineaIndiaIndonesiaIrelandItalyJapanLebanonMadagascarMalaysiaMaldivesMauritiusMayotteMexicoMonacoMozambiqueMyanmar (Burma)New ZealandOmanPakistanPanamaPeruPhilippinesPortugalSão Tomé & PríncipeSenegalSeychellesSingaporeSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaTaiwanThailandTimor-LesteUnited States
07 — National Status

National vs Global Threat Status

How this species is assessed at the national level compared to its IUCN global status (CR).

CountryNational StatusGlobal StatusComparison
EUENEndangeredCRCritically EndangeredLower local risk
EUENEndangeredCRCritically EndangeredLower local risk

National Red List data sourced from the National Red List Project (nationalredlist.org, ZSL) and country-specific Red List authorities.

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

National Red Lists: ZSL (2025). National Red List. Zoological Society of London. Available at: https://www.nationalredlist.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Mobula mobular (Mobula mobular). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/spinetail-devil-ray

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