WoRMS

WoRMS name details

Manta hamiltoni (Hamilton & Newman, 1849)

AphiaID

298796 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:298796)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Mobula birostris (Walbaum, 1792)

Rank

Species

Parent

Manta Bancroft, 1829 accepted as Mobula Rafinesque, 1810

Original name

Brachioptilon hamiltoni Hamilton & Newman, 1849

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Brachioptilon hamiltoni Hamilton & Newman, 1849) Newman, E. (1849). Enormous undescribed fish, apparently allied to the Raiidae, killed off California. <em>The Zoologist: a Popular Miscellany of Natural History.</em> 7(1849): 2357-2358., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39815059#page/61/mode/1up [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Manta hamiltoni (Hamilton & Newman, 1849). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=298796 on 2026-08-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-02-28 13:41:07Z

created

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Brachioptilon hamiltoni Hamilton & Newman, 1849) Newman, E. (1849). Enormous undescribed fish, apparently allied to the Raiidae, killed off California. <em>The Zoologist: a Popular Miscellany of Natural History.</em> 7(1849): 2357-2358., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39815059#page/61/mode/1up [details]

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]