WoRMS taxon details
Mobula birostris (Walbaum, 1792)
1026118 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1026118)
accepted
Species
Brachioptilon hamiltoni Hamilton & Newman, 1849 · unaccepted
Cephaloptera stelligera Günther, 1870 · unaccepted
Cephalopterus manta Bancroft, 1829 · unaccepted
Cephalopterus vampyrus Mitchill, 1824 · unaccepted
Ceratoptera ehrenbergi Müller & Henle, 1841 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Ceratoptera ehrenbergii Müller & Henle, 1841 · unaccepted
Ceratoptera johnii Müller & Henle, 1841 · unaccepted
Manta americana Bancroft, 1829 · unaccepted
Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792) · unaccepted
Manta brevirostris (Walbaum, 1792) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (lapsus calami)
Manta ehrenbergii (Müller & Henle, 1841) · unaccepted
Manta hamiltoni (Hamilton & Newman, 1849) · unaccepted
Manta raya Baer, 1899 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Raja birostris Walbaum, 1792 · unaccepted
Raja manatia Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Raja birostris Walbaum, 1792) Walbaum, J. J. (1792). Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium. In quibus systema totum ichthyologiae proponitur cum classibus, ordinibus, generum characteribus, specierum differentiis, observationibus plurimis. Redactis speciebus 242 ad genera 52. Ichthyologiae pars III. <em>Ant. Ferdin. Rose, Grypeswaldiae [Greifswald].</em> Part 3: [i-viii] + 1-723, Pls. 1-3., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.58874 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Mobula birostris (Walbaum, 1792). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1026118 on 2026-08-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Manta raya Baer, 1899) Baer, G. A. (1899). [On the capture of a large Manta, 5.25 m., on the coast of Peru, with remarks on the occurrence of this ray in the gulf of Panama. Discussion by Prof. Vaillant.]. <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1).</em> 5 (3): 111-113., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42892400 [details]
original description (of Raja birostris Walbaum, 1792) Walbaum, J. J. (1792). Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium. In quibus systema totum ichthyologiae proponitur cum classibus, ordinibus, generum characteribus, specierum differentiis, observationibus plurimis. Redactis speciebus 242 ad genera 52. Ichthyologiae pars III. <em>Ant. Ferdin. Rose, Grypeswaldiae [Greifswald].</em> Part 3: [i-viii] + 1-723, Pls. 1-3., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.58874 [details]
original description (of Raja manatia Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=471 [details]
original description (of Manta americana Bancroft, 1829) Bancroft, E. N. (1829). On the fish known in Jamaica as the sea-devil. <em>Zoological Journal, London.</em> v. 4 (no. 16) (art. 55): 444-457., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2310853#page/516/mode/1up [details]
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]
original description (of Cephaloptera stelligera Günther, 1870) Günther, A. (1870). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549., available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=1995 [details]
original description (of Cephalopterus manta Bancroft, 1829) Bancroft, E. N. (1829). On the fish known in Jamaica as the sea-devil. <em>Zoological Journal, London.</em> v. 4 (no. 16) (art. 55): 444-457., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2310853#page/516/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Cephalopterus vampyrus Mitchill, 1824) Mitchill, S. L. (1824). Description of a new and gigantic species of the genus Cephalopterus of Duméril. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 1: 23-29, Pl. 2 (Fig.1)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15913192#page/33/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Ceratoptera ehrenbergii Müller & Henle, 1841) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6352890#page/39/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Ceratoptera johnii Müller & Henle, 1841) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6352890#page/39/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Ceratoptera ehrenbergi Müller & Henle, 1841) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6352890#page/39/mode/1up [details]
basis of record Pollerspöck, J. & Straube, N. (2017). www.shark-references.com. World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 2017. [details]
original description (of Raja birostris Walbaum, 1792) Walbaum, J. J. (1792). Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium. In quibus systema totum ichthyologiae proponitur cum classibus, ordinibus, generum characteribus, specierum differentiis, observationibus plurimis. Redactis speciebus 242 ad genera 52. Ichthyologiae pars III. <em>Ant. Ferdin. Rose, Grypeswaldiae [Greifswald].</em> Part 3: [i-viii] + 1-723, Pls. 1-3., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.58874 [details]
original description (of Raja manatia Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=471 [details]
original description (of Manta americana Bancroft, 1829) Bancroft, E. N. (1829). On the fish known in Jamaica as the sea-devil. <em>Zoological Journal, London.</em> v. 4 (no. 16) (art. 55): 444-457., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2310853#page/516/mode/1up [details]
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]
original description (of Cephaloptera stelligera Günther, 1870) Günther, A. (1870). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549., available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=1995 [details]
original description (of Cephalopterus manta Bancroft, 1829) Bancroft, E. N. (1829). On the fish known in Jamaica as the sea-devil. <em>Zoological Journal, London.</em> v. 4 (no. 16) (art. 55): 444-457., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2310853#page/516/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Cephalopterus vampyrus Mitchill, 1824) Mitchill, S. L. (1824). Description of a new and gigantic species of the genus Cephalopterus of Duméril. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 1: 23-29, Pl. 2 (Fig.1)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15913192#page/33/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Ceratoptera ehrenbergii Müller & Henle, 1841) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6352890#page/39/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Ceratoptera johnii Müller & Henle, 1841) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6352890#page/39/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Ceratoptera ehrenbergi Müller & Henle, 1841) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6352890#page/39/mode/1up [details]
basis of record Pollerspöck, J. & Straube, N. (2017). www.shark-references.com. World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 2017. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | manta [from synonym]giant manta [from synonym]Atlantic manta [from synonym] | [details] |
| French | mante géante [from synonym]mante atlantique [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Mantarochen [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | オニイトマキエイ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | didžioji manta [from synonym] | [details] |
| Polish | manta [from synonym] | [details] |
| Russian | манта [from synonym] | [details] |
| Slovenian | manta [from synonym] | [details] |
| Spanish | mantarraya [from synonym]manta gigante [from synonym] | [details] |
| Turkish | manta vatozu [from synonym] | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Манта [from synonym] | [details] |
| Welsh | manta [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (18 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (25 barcodes) (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Manta ehrenbergii (Müller & Henle, 1841))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Manta hamiltoni (Hamilton & Newman, 1849))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (115 publications) (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Brachioptilon hamiltoni Hamilton & Newman, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Cephalopterus manta Bancroft, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Ceratoptera ehrenbergii Müller & Henle, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Cephalopterus vampyrus Mitchill, 1824)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Ceratoptera ehrenbergi Müller & Henle, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Manta raya Baer, 1899)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Manta americana Bancroft, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Cephaloptera stelligera Günther, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Ceratoptera johnii Müller & Henle, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Raja manatia Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Raja birostris Walbaum, 1792)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Raja birostris Walbaum, 1792)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Giant Manta Ray) (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Giant Manta Ray) (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Giant Manta Ray) (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Giant Manta Ray) (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Giant Manta Ray) (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Remoras cleaning Giant Manta Ray) (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mobula birostris)
To FishBase (from synonym Manta brevirostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Ceratoptera ehrenbergi Müller & Henle, 1841)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja manatia Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Manta hamiltoni (Hamilton & Newman, 1849))
To FishBase (from synonym Manta americana Bancroft, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Manta raya Baer, 1899)
To FishBase (from synonym Manta ehrenbergii (Müller & Henle, 1841))
To FishBase (from synonym Raja birostris Walbaum, 1792)
To FishBase (from synonym Brachioptilon hamiltoni Hamilton & Newman, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Cephaloptera stelligera Günther, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopterus manta Bancroft, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopterus vampyrus Mitchill, 1824)
To FishBase (from synonym Ceratoptera ehrenbergii Müller & Henle, 1841)
To FishBase (from synonym Ceratoptera johnii Müller & Henle, 1841)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (6461 nucleotides; 147 proteins)
To GenBank (6461 nucleotides; 147 proteins) (from synonym Raja birostris Walbaum, 1792)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To PESI (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To Shark References
To Barcode of Life (25 barcodes) (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Manta ehrenbergii (Müller & Henle, 1841))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Manta hamiltoni (Hamilton & Newman, 1849))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (115 publications) (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Brachioptilon hamiltoni Hamilton & Newman, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Cephalopterus manta Bancroft, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Ceratoptera ehrenbergii Müller & Henle, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Cephalopterus vampyrus Mitchill, 1824)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Ceratoptera ehrenbergi Müller & Henle, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Manta raya Baer, 1899)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Manta americana Bancroft, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Cephaloptera stelligera Günther, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Ceratoptera johnii Müller & Henle, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Raja manatia Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Raja birostris Walbaum, 1792)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Raja birostris Walbaum, 1792)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Giant Manta Ray) (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Giant Manta Ray) (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Giant Manta Ray) (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Giant Manta Ray) (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Giant Manta Ray) (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Remoras cleaning Giant Manta Ray) (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mobula birostris)
To FishBase (from synonym Manta brevirostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Ceratoptera ehrenbergi Müller & Henle, 1841)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja manatia Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Manta hamiltoni (Hamilton & Newman, 1849))
To FishBase (from synonym Manta americana Bancroft, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Manta raya Baer, 1899)
To FishBase (from synonym Manta ehrenbergii (Müller & Henle, 1841))
To FishBase (from synonym Raja birostris Walbaum, 1792)
To FishBase (from synonym Brachioptilon hamiltoni Hamilton & Newman, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Cephaloptera stelligera Günther, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopterus manta Bancroft, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopterus vampyrus Mitchill, 1824)
To FishBase (from synonym Ceratoptera ehrenbergii Müller & Henle, 1841)
To FishBase (from synonym Ceratoptera johnii Müller & Henle, 1841)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (6461 nucleotides; 147 proteins)
To GenBank (6461 nucleotides; 147 proteins) (from synonym Raja birostris Walbaum, 1792)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To PESI (from synonym Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792))
To Shark References
Unreviewed
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Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally, from synonym
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