270 Lesser and Giant Devil Rays 



Lesser Devil Ray 

 Mobula hypostoma (Bancroft) 



Color: Upper surface of body black or dark blue. Gray- 

 white or yellow-white below. 



Distribution: Found regularly from Brazil to North Caro- 

 lina and as a straggler farther north. 

 Size: Maximum size recorded was 4 feet wide. 

 General Information: Nowhere abundant, although they 

 have been described as swimming in schools on the coast 

 of North Carolina. They often leap out of the water high 

 above its surface. Chief foods are small shrimp-like ani- 

 mals and small fishes. 

 Economic Importance: None. 



Giant Devil Ray 

 Manta birostris (Donndorff) 



