🌊 Marine
🌡️ Tropical
Atlantic manta ray
Mobula yarae Bucair & Marshall, 2025
📖 Overview
Recorded in estuaries, oceanic islands and coastal regions along its distribution, suggesting an association with high productivity areas .
Scientific Name
Mobula yarae
Authority
Bucair & Marshall, 2025
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Trophic Level
3.5
Vulnerability
79.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Elasmobranchii
Elasmobranchii
Order
Myliobatiformes
Myliobatiformes
Family
Mobulidae
Mobulidae
Genus
Mobula
Mobula
Species
Atlantic manta ray
Mobula yarae
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Atlantic manta ray is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Atlantic manta ray is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3.5±0.5
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.01 × L3.04
(TL)
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Fishing Vulnerability
79.00/100
Very High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Bucair & Marshall, 2025
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