What is "devil ray"

Ray \Ray\, n. [F. raie, L. raia. Cf. Roach.] (Zo["o]l.)

1. Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order Rai[ae], including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc.

2. In a restricted sense, any of the broad, flat, narrow-tailed species, as the skates and sting rays. See Skate.

   Bishop ray, a yellow-spotted, long-tailed eagle ray ( Stoasodon n[`a]rinari) of the Southern United States and the West Indies.

   Butterfly ray, a short-tailed American sting ray ( Pteroplatea Maclura), having very broad pectoral fins.

   Devil ray. See Sea Devil.

   Eagle ray, any large ray of the family Myliobatid[ae], or [AE]tobatid[ae]. The common European species ( Myliobatis aquila) is called also whip ray, and miller.

   Electric ray, or Cramp ray, a torpedo.

   Starry ray, a common European skate ( Raia radiata).

   Sting ray, any one of numerous species of rays of the family Trygonid[ae] having one or more large, sharp, barbed dorsal spines on the whiplike tail. Called also stingaree.

n. small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools [syn: Mobula hypostoma]

Devil ray may refer to:

• Rays of the genus Mobula, cartilaginous fish including:
  • Pygmy devil ray, Mobula eregoodootenkee
  • Lesser devil ray, Mobula hypostoma
  • Spinetail mobula, Mobula japanica
  • Shortfin devil ray, Mobula kuhlii
  • Devil fish, Mobula mobular
  • Munk's devil ray, Mobula munkiana
  • Lesser Guinean devil ray, Mobula rochebrunei
  • Chilean devil ray, Mobula tarapacana
  • Bentfin devil ray, Mobula thurstoni
• Manta ray, Manta birostris, the largest of the rays.
• Tampa Bay Rays, an American League baseball team based St. Petersburg, Florida, known as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from 1998–2007.

Several of the franchise's affiliated minor league baseball teams use "Devil Rays" or "Rays" as a nickname:

• Southwest Michigan Devil Rays of Battle Creek, Michigan, in the single 'A' Class Midwest League.
• Princeton Rays of Princeton, West Virginia, in the 'R' Class Appalachian League.

• Devil Ray, a Justice League Unlimited villain based on the DC Comics villain Black Manta.