Mobula is a genus of rays in the family Mobulidae that is found worldwide in tropical and warm, temperate seas.

[3] Species of this genus are often collectively referred to as "devil rays", "flying mobula", or simply "flying rays", due to their propensity for breaching, sometimes in a spectacular manner.

These rays gather in groups and leap out of the surface into the air up to around two metres before splashing back into the water.

The name can be explained from Latin mobilis "mobile" or "movable", because of the species' migratory habits;[7][8] another explanation is that mobula is a local name used by people living in Azores who call this creature there.

[7] Based on genetics and, to a lesser degree, morphological evidence, the genus was redefined in 2017.