Craig J. Howe, Australien
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The Atlantic dwarf devil ray is a pelagic schooling fish that lives in coastal and oceanic waters from the surface to depths of 100 meters.
Originally this species of ray comes from the Caribbean West Atlantic, but the ray has now found its way to the west coast of Africa, e.g. to the Gulf of Guinea.
Like many other large rays, the species is highly endangered. One reason for this is the commercial fishing pressure, the late age of maturity at 5 - 6 years and the fact that only one young animal is born per birth.
Females can spend up to 3 years after giving birth without conceiving again.
Synonyms:
Cephaloptera massenoidea Hill, 1862 · unaccepted
Cephaloptera olfersii Müller, 1834 · unaccepted
Cephalopterus hypostomus Bancroft, 1831 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ceratobatis robertsi Boulenger, 1897 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Ceratobatis robertsii Boulenger, 1897 · unaccepted
Mobula olfersii (Müller, 1834) · unaccepted
Mobula robertsi (Boulenger, 1897) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Originally this species of ray comes from the Caribbean West Atlantic, but the ray has now found its way to the west coast of Africa, e.g. to the Gulf of Guinea.
Like many other large rays, the species is highly endangered. One reason for this is the commercial fishing pressure, the late age of maturity at 5 - 6 years and the fact that only one young animal is born per birth.
Females can spend up to 3 years after giving birth without conceiving again.
Synonyms:
Cephaloptera massenoidea Hill, 1862 · unaccepted
Cephaloptera olfersii Müller, 1834 · unaccepted
Cephalopterus hypostomus Bancroft, 1831 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ceratobatis robertsi Boulenger, 1897 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Ceratobatis robertsii Boulenger, 1897 · unaccepted
Mobula olfersii (Müller, 1834) · unaccepted
Mobula robertsi (Boulenger, 1897) · unaccepted (misspelling)
