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Mobula birostris (Walbaum, 1792)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Elasmobranchii
order
Myliobatiformes
family
Myliobatidae
genus
Mobula
species
Mobula birostris

Name

Synonyms
Brachioptilon hamiltoni Hamilton & Newman, 1849
Cephaloptera stelligera Günther, 1870
Cephalopterus manta Bancroft, 1829
Cephalopterus vampyrus Mitchill, 1824
Ceratoptera alfredi Anonymous
Ceratoptera ehrenbergi Müller & Henle, 1841
Ceratoptera johnii Müller & Henle, 1841
Manta americana Bancroft, 1829
Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792)
Manta brevirostris Auctorum
Manta ehrenbergii (Müller & Henle, 1841)
Manta hamiltoni (Hamilton & Newman, 1849)
Manta raya Baer, 1899
Raja birostris Walbaum, 1792
Raja manatia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Homonyms
Mobula birostris (Walbaum, 1792)
Common names
'a'arua, fafapiti in language.
Diable de mer in French
Giant Manta Ray, Pacific manta ray, Devilfish, Chevron manta, Pelagic manta, Oceanic manta in English
Raie manta géante in French
Raie manta, Mante du Pacifique, Mante atlantique, Mante géante in French
fafa'ua (Fatu Hiva, Hiva Oa) in language.
fafapiti, fafarua in Tahitian
fafarua in language.
haha'ua (Nuku Hiva, Ua Pou, Ua Huka) in language.
Giant Manta in English
Manta in language.
Oceanic Manta Ray in English
Reuzen manta in Dutch
Chevron Manta Ray in English
Giant Manta Ray in English
Giant Manta Ray in English
Manta Cornuda in Spanish
Manta Diablo in Spanish
Manta Gigante in Spanish
Manta Raya in Spanish
Manta Voladora in Spanish
Oniitomakiei in Japanese
Pacific Manta Ray in English
Pelagic Manta Ray in English
Raia-jamanta in Spanish
شيطان البحر المحيطي in Arabic

Bibliographic References

  1. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  2. Pollerspöck, J. & Straube, N. (2017). www.shark-references.com. World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 2017.
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