Species Detail: Manta birostris
Taxonomy / Classification
Scientific Name: Manta birostris
 
Authority: (Walbaum, 1792)
 
Synonyms:
 
Common Names:
Common Names Location Language
Atlantic manta Dutch Caribbean English
Atlantic manta Caribbean English
Atlantic manta North America English
Devil ray Dutch Caribbean English
Devilfish Caribbean English
Devilfish North America English
Duivelsrog Dutch Caribbean Dutch
Giant manta North America English
Manta Dutch Caribbean Dutch
Manta ray North America English
 
 
Formal Taxonomy:
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Animalia Chordata Elasmobranchii
 Rajiformes
 Myliobatidae Manta
 
Taxonomic Comments:
 
General Species Description:

Conservation Status
Status type Location Status Review date
IUCN Redlist Caribbean NT
IUCN Redlist Global NT

Habitats Terrestrially widely distributed: No

No Habitats listed.

Distribution Status No Distributions listed.

Location Occurrence Status Description
Dutch Caribbean

Population No Population listed.

Threats No Threats listed.

Uses No Uses listed.

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References
Citation Author Reference Type
Caribbean fish life : index to the local and scientific names of the marine fishes and fishlike invertebrates of the Caribbean area (Tropical Westen Central Atlantic Ocean) / [by] Jacques S. Zaneveld. - Leiden : Brill, 1983. - XX, 163 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - ISBN 90.04.06770.1 Zaneveld, Jacques S. Published document
Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens 1994 Sharks and rays of Australia. CSIRO, Australia. 513 p. Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens 1994 Published document

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