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Spinetail devil ray

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Spinetail devil ray

Spinetail devil rays have finely pointed fins. Their head protrudes from the front, so that they resemble sinister figures in a cape. They are found in the open ocean, in tropical and subtropical zones around the world.

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Gerard Hutching, Sharks and rays – Rays and skates, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/5352/spinetail-devil-ray (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Gerard Hutching, published 2 March 2009.

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03 November 2010
Thanks Clinton, you are right. We plan to replace this image soon with one of the giant manta (Manta birostris)as you suggested.
Clinton Duffy
28 October 2010
This is a photograph of the reef manta (Manta alfredi) not the spinetail devil ray (Mobula japanica).