{"scientificNameAuthorship":"(Cantor, 1849)","RecordModifiedOn":"2020-07-13","CAAB_code":"37041001","phylum":"Chordata","Notes":"Based on morphometric, morphological, ecological and behavioural elements and corroborated by recent genetic investigations, Notarbartolo di Sciara et al 2020 redescribed <i>Mobula eregoodoo</i>. This species was formerly known as <i>Mobula eregoodootenkee</i> (Bleeker 1859) and is distinct from <i>Mobula kuhlii</i> (Muller & Henle 1841), which also occurs in Australia (coded as 37041007). In Australia, <i>Mobula eregoodoo</i> is confirmed from Exmouth and Coral Bay, WA (c. 21 57 S to 23 10 S, respectively), Timor Sea (NT) and Wheeler Reef, Qld (c. 18 48 S) southwards to northern NSW (c. 29 10 S).","habitat":"Coastal (0-40m)<br>Pelagic, Shelf (0-200m)<br>","NameVerifiedSource":"","Parent_Id":37041902,"scientificName":"Mobula eregoodoo","kingdom":"Animalia","order":"Myliobatiformes","otherVernacularNames":"pygmy devilray<shark&ray guide>","Reference":"","vernacularName":"Pygmy Devilray","ChildCodes":"","RecordCreatedOn":"1997-01-01","scientificNameID_WoRMS":"urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217434","family":"Mobulidae","standardName":"Pygmy Devilray (AS5300)","class":"Elasmobranchii","scientificNameID_AFD":"","CAAB_status":"Valid"}