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Total number of species approx.: 11
Famous for their ability to jump many feet into the air and even flip, twirl, and belly flop, mobula is a genus of rays consisting of 9 species and are the second largest type of ray next to manta rays. Mobula rays are also known around the world as ’devil rays,’ ’flying mobula,’ and ’flying rays.’ These acrobatic rays can be found in warm water regions throughout the world.
Mobula rays are more skittish around divers than their manta cousins. That, paired with the fact that they are more elusive, live in deeper waters, and are migrators makes them harder to find and difficult to observe in the wild. If diving with the mobula ray is on your bucket list, your best bet at finding them is most likely in the Sea of Corez, Mexico between March and November when these devil rays have been known to aggregate by the hundreds; a spectacular site to see. Check out the dive site map below for the best places mobula rays have been encountered while diving.
