Back Manta Afrikaans مانتا راى المحيطيه ARZ Nəhəng dəniz iblisi Azerbaijani Манта Bulgarian Manta gegant Catalan Pagi CEB Manta obrovská Czech Riesenmanta German Σαλάχι μάντα Greek Mobula birostris Spanish
| Giant oceanic manta ray Temporal range: Early Miocene to Present
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Mobulidae |
| Genus: | Mobula |
| Species: | M. birostris
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| Binomial name | |
| Mobula birostris (Walbaum, 1792)
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| Range of the giant oceanic manta ray | |
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The giant oceanic manta ray, giant manta ray, or oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris) is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae and the largest type of ray in the world. It is circumglobal and is typically found in tropical and subtropical waters but can also be found in temperate waters.[4] Until 2017, the species was classified in the genus Manta, along with the smaller reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi). DNA testing revealed that both species are more closely related to rays of the genus Mobula than previously thought. As a result, the giant manta was renamed Mobula birostris to reflect the new classification.[5]
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
- ^ Marshall, A.; Barreto, R.; Carlson, J.; Fernando, D.; Fordham, S.; Francis, M.P.; Derrick, D.; Herman, K.; Jabado, R.W.; Liu, K.M.; Rigby, C.L.; Romanov, E. (2022) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Mobula birostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T198921A214397182. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T198921A214397182.en. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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- ^ "Mantas at a Glance". The Manta Trust. 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ^ White, William T; Corrigan, Shannon; Yang, Lei; Henderson, Aaron C; Bazinet, Adam L; Swofford, David L; Naylor, Gavin J P (2018-01-01). "Phylogeny of the manta and devilrays (Chondrichthyes: Mobulidae), with an updated taxonomic arrangement for the family". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 182 (1): 50–75. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx018.
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