Species profile—Mobula birostris (giant manta ray)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Chondrichthyes ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes ) (cartilaginous fishes) → Mobulidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes&family=mobulidae ) (devilrays) → Mobula birostris (giant manta ray)

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=22650&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=22650&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=22650 )

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes ) (animals)
Class
Chondrichthyes ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes ) (cartilaginous fishes)
Family
Mobulidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes&family=mobulidae ) (devilrays)
Scientific name
Mobula birostris (Walbaum, 1792)
Common name
giant manta ray
Type reference
Walbaum, J.J. (1792). Petri Artedi renovati. Part 3. Petri Artedi sueci genera Piscium in quibus systema totum ichthyologiae. Grypeswaldiae 723 pp.
WildNet taxon ID
22650
Synonym(s)
Manta birostris
Manta hamiltoni
Brachioptilon hamiltoni
Ceratoptera ehrenbergii
Cephalopterus manta
Raja birostris
Alternate name(s)
manta ray
pelagic manta
Pacific manta ray
oceanic manta
devilfish
chevron manta
Conservation significant
Yes
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
Endemicity
Exotic
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=22650 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=22650 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.