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| Scientific Name | Mobula thurstoni (Lloyd, 1908) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | India. |
| Synonym(s) | Dicerobatis thurstoni, Mobula lucasana |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 2200mm or 86.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Probably circumtropical but in scattered localities. Eastern Atlantic: off Senegal and Côte d"Ivoire. Indian Ocean: off South Africa, Bay of Bengal, and probably Indonesia. Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand and northeastern Australia. Eastern Pacific: southern California, USA to Costa Rica, including the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Reported from Chile. Possibly = Mobula eregoodoo (Cantor, 1849). |
| 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 | Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 2 (pt 2), pp 179, Fig. 3, Pl. 4 (fig. 2). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:9.226.1526.8518 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:00 (species record created: 2021 Dec 26 05:02) |