Species profile—Mobula alfredi (Alfred manta)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) → Mobulidae (devilrays) → Mobula alfredi (Alfred manta)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)
- Family
- Mobulidae (devilrays)
- Scientific name
- Mobula alfredi (Krefft, 1868)
- Common name
- Alfred manta
- Type reference
- Krefft, G. (1868). Ceratoptera alfredi (Prince Alfred's ray). Illustrated Sydney News 11 July 5(50): 1-16.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 33388
- Synonym(s)
- Manta alfredi
Daemomanta alfredi
Manta pakota
Manta fowleri
Deratoptera alfredi
Ceratoptera alfredi - Alternate name(s)
- inshore manta ray
coastal manta ray
reef manta ray
Munguna
Australian devilray
Prince Alfred's ray - Conservation significant
- Yes
- Wetland status
- Wetland Dependant Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=33388.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
