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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Mobula hypostoma (Bancroft, 1831) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Kingston, Jamaica. |
| Synonym(s) | Cephaloptera massenoidea, Cephaloptera olfersii, Cephalopterus hypostomus, Ceratobatis robertsii, Mobula olfersii, Mobula robertsi |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1200mm or 47.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA to Santos, Brazil and Argentina. Eastern Atlantic: St. Paul"s Rocks. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1), pp 134. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up M. hypostoma on Fishbase |
 | Look up M. hypostoma on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up M. hypostoma on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:9.226.1526.8514 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:00 (species record created: 2021 Dec 26 05:02) |