Pygmy Devil Ray
Mobula munkiana Notarbartolo-di-Sciara, 1987
Vulnerable- Maximum length
- 1.3 m
Meet the Pygmy Devil Ray
One of the smallest species of devil ray, limited to the Eastern Pacific Ocean. They are know to regularly jump out of the water, several metres high!
- What they eat
- Planktonic crustaceans and schooling fishes.
How big do they get?
Pygmy Devil Ray · 1.3 m
Human diver · 1.8 m
Where they live
Distribution
Eastern Pacific from the Sea of Cortez (Mexico) to Peru.
Habitat
Pelagic, mainly in shallow coastal waters.
In the wild
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Recorded on a Shark Trust survey dive -
Resting on a sandy seabed -
Cruising close to the sea floor -
In the shallows at dusk -
Sheltering on the reef
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Conservation status
Vulnerable
Global
