Species profile—Mobula birostris (giant manta ray)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) → Mobulidae (devilrays) → Mobula birostris (giant manta ray)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)
- Family
- Mobulidae (devilrays)
- Scientific name
- Mobula birostris (Walbaum, 1792)
- Common name
- giant manta ray
- Type reference
- Walbaum, J.J. (1792). Petri Artedi renovati. Part 3. Petri Artedi sueci genera Piscium in quibus systema totum ichthyologiae. Grypeswaldiae 723 pp.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 22650
- Synonym(s)
- Manta birostris
Manta hamiltoni
Brachioptilon hamiltoni
Ceratoptera ehrenbergii
Cephalopterus manta
Raja birostris - Alternate name(s)
- manta ray
pelagic manta
Pacific manta ray
oceanic manta
devilfish
chevron manta - Conservation significant
- Yes
- Wetland status
- Wetland Dependant Species
- Endemicity
- Exotic
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=22650.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
