1. The Devil Ray
By: Kyle
& Jake

2. Common & Scientific Name
The Devil Ray is more commonly known as the Manta Ray and can also be known as an Atlantic manta, Pacific manta, devilfish, and just manta.
Its Scientific name
is manta mobula
or manta birostris.

3. Scientific Classifications
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Myliobatidae
Genus: Manta
Species: M. birostris

4. The Devil Ray, is the
largest of the rays.
The largest known
Devil Ray was more
than 7.6 m
(close to 25 ft) wide
and had a weight of
about 2,300 kg
(around 5,000 lb).

5. Location of the Rays
The Devil Ray ranges throughout all tropical waters of the world, typically around coral reefs.

6. Food Devil Rays are filter feeders. They feed on plankton and
fish larvae which
is filtered from
the water
passing though
their gills as they swim.

7. Two Facts
Because of the rays size. It can only be found in four aquariums in the world, where it has is 62-million-gallons exhibit.
The Devil Ray is
known to breach the
water into the air.

8. Human Impact
The biggest impact that the devil ray currently has, comes from tourism, with dive industries that bring in tourists that want to swim along side of these gentle giants.
The devil ray can sometimes be found caught in fishing nexts, but is not normally fished itself.
There has also been myths that a devil ray can capsize a boat by leaping out of the water and crashing down upon ones boat.