Cephalopterus manta
creator: Bailly, Nicolas
date: 2026-08-02
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Cephalopterus manta Bancroft, 1829
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Cephalopterus manta Bancroft, 1829. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=316945 on 2026-08-01
created: 2008-02-28T14:41:07Z
is replaced by: 1026118
modified: 2023-01-10T09:56:01Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Cephalopterus manta Bancroft, 1829
accepted name usage ID: 1026118
class: Elasmobranchii
family: Mobulidae
genus: Cephalopterus
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Bancroft, E. N. (1829). On the fish known in Jamaica as the sea-devil. Zoological Journal, London. v. 4 (no. 16) (art. 55): 444-457.
name published in year: 1829
order: Myliobatiformes
parent name usage ID: 296293
phylum: Chordata
scientific name authorship: Bancroft, 1829
specific epithet: manta
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: unaccepted