Giant oceanic manta ray
SpeciesRays and Skates
The world's largest ray species
1.60Rare
Rare
Giant oceanic manta ray
- Rays and Skates
The giant oceanic manta ray, Mobula birostris, is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae and the largest type of ray in the world. It occurs circumglobally, usually in tropical and subtropical waters, and can also be found in temperate waters. It was classified in the genus Manta until 2017, when DNA testing supported placing it and the reef manta ray within Mobula.
- Scientific name
- Mobula birostris
- Distribution
- Circumglobal
- Classification change
- Placed in Mobula in 2017
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Giant oceanic manta ray (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q321976
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By jon hanson from london, UK. CC BY-SA 2.0 · File page on Wikimedia Commonsjon hanson from london, UK, FlickrModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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