Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Giant Manta Ray
Mobula birostris
Giant Manta Ray
Also known as: Pelagic Manta Ray, Oceanic Manta
Category: Manta Rays
Scientific Name: Mobula birostris
Synonyms: Manta birostris
Size: 6 to 24 ft. (1.8 to 7 m)  
Depth: 0-40 ft. (0-12 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Chordata (Phylum)
└Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Elasmobranchii (Class)
  └Batoidea (Infraclass)
   └Myliobatiformes (Order)
    └Mobulidae (Family)
     └Mobula (Genus)

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