{"id":2543,"date":"2007-07-30T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-30T14:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/30\/devil-ray-fact-shee\/"},"modified":"2020-03-10T11:39:30","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T12:39:30","slug":"devil-ray-fact-shee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/devil-ray-fact-shee\/","title":{"rendered":"Devil ray fact sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mobula<\/em> tarapacana<\/em> \u2013 Sicklefin devil ray\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The sicklefin devil ray (also known as box ray and Chilean devil ray)\u00a0 is a species that we know very little about.\u00a0 They are mostly oceanic, but can also be encountered in coastal waters, especially over reefs. Records are scattered, but their range is probably circumglobal in temperate\u00a0 and tropical waters. They are often solitary, but can also form groups. In the Azores they appear to be fairly common, being encountered frequently by divers and from boats. Their longevity is unkown, nor do we know the details of their reproductive cycle and length of gestation. It is known that they produce only one pup per gestation. Like other rays and sharks, devil rays are ovoviviparous, meaning that they give birth to live young but the eggs are retained inside\u00a0 the mother\u00b4s body until they are ready to hatch.\u00a0 The main threats to this species are fishing bycatch and direct catches for use of their gill rakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Width: <\/strong>3.7 m (max)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weight: <\/strong>350 kg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Population:\u00a0<\/strong>Unknown<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diet:\u00a0<\/strong>Plankton and pelagic fishes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longevity:\u00a0<\/strong>Unknown<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breeding size:\u00a0<\/strong>
\u2022\u00a0Male: 2.3 \u2013 2.5 m
\u2022\u00a0Female: 2.7 \u2013 2.8 m<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reproduction:\u00a0<\/strong>Ovoviparous<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conservation status:\u00a0<\/strong>Data deficient<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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