An integrative taxonomy investigation unravels a cryptic species of Mobula Rafinesque, 1810 (Mobulidae, Myliobatiformes), from the Atlantic Ocean Author Bucair, Nayara Departamento de Oceanografia Biológica, Laboratório de Ecologia da Reprodução e do Recrutamento de Organismos Marinhos (ECORREP), Instituto Oceanográfico, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil & Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Oceanografia, Instituto Oceanográfico, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil nayarabucair@usp.br Author Hinojosa-Alvarez, Silvia Tecnológico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Author Marshall, Andrea Denise Marine Megafauna Foundation, West Palm Beach, FL, USA Author Pate, Jessica Marine Megafauna Foundation, West Palm Beach, FL, USA Author Francini, Carlo Leopoldo Bezerra Projeto Mantas Do Brasil, Instituto Laje Viva, Santos, SP, Brazil Author Garrido, Amana Guedes Center of Marine Biology, University of São Paulo, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil Author Capel, Katia Cristina Cruz Center of Marine Biology, University of São Paulo, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil & Department of Genetics and Evolution, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil Author Loboda, Thiago Silva Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Author Monteiro, Jhonatas Sirino Center of Marine Biology, University of São Paulo, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil Author Bruno, Carlos Eduardo Malavasi Departamento de Tecnologia Dos Alimentos, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil Author Vaga, Claudia Francesca Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA Author Dove, Alistair D. M. Museum of Science & History, Jacksonville, FL, USA Author Hoopes, Lisa A. IUCN Center for Species Survival, Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, GA, USA Author Perry, Cameron IUCN Center for Species Survival, Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, GA, USA Author Kitahara, Marcelo V. Center of Marine Biology, University of São Paulo, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil text Environmental Biology of Fishes 2025 2025-07-23 108 1 35 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-025-01727-2 journal article 311514 10.1007/s10641-025-01727-2 3df32396-68db-4742-ae1f-e484de47f3b3 16739693

Table 4 Tooth counts of Mobula yarae sp. nov

	M1 MZUSP 129738	M9 MCZ 37005	M10 USNM 443866	M11	M12 MZUSP 129740
Disc length (cm)	109	155	113	168	133
Number of rows	9–11	9–11	9–13	9–11	9–11
Number of files	170			279	230
Total teeth	1680			2811	2500