Species · Oceanic Manta Ray

Images

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Distribution

Classification

Rank

SPECIES

Domain

ANIMAL

Scientific name

Mobula birostris

Also known as

Norwegian

Mobula birostris

German

Riesenmanta

Russian

Манта

Swedish

Mobula birostris

Portuguese

Manta

Korean

Mobula birostris

Italian

Manta gigante

French

Raie manta géante

Chinese

鬼蝠魟

Spanish

Manta voladora

Arabic

شيطان البحر المحيطي الضخم

Japanese

オニイトマキエイ

Polish

manta

Danish

Mobula birostris

Turkish

Mobula birostris

Dutch

Reuzenmanta

Taxonomy

• Species Biota
• Kingdom Tier
• Phylum Chordata
• Phylum Vertebrata
• Phylum Kiefermäuler
• Species Chondrichthyes
• Class Plattenkiemer
• Class Neoselachii
• Class Batoidea
• Order Myliobatiformes
• Family Mobulidae
• Genus Mobula
• Species Oceanic Manta Ray

Description

species of ray

Fact sheet

Lifespan

20.0 years

Weight

3,000.0 kg

Length

4.5 – 9.1 m

Visibility

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External sources

• Wikipedia Editor-curated species articles, typically with photos, habitat and distribution
• Wikidata Structured knowledge base — source of Q-IDs, images, range maps and traits
• iNaturalist Citizen-science platform with worldwide sightings, taxonomy and common names
• WoRMS World Register of Marine Species — authoritative taxonomy for marine organisms
• FishBase Global database for fishes only — size, biology, occurrence
• IUCN Red List List of globally threatened animal and plant species published by the IUCN