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M. birostris with rolled up cephalic fins and characteristic dorsal coloration (Ko Hin Daeng, Thailand) Side view of M. birostris with unfolded cephalic fins (Ko Hin Daeng, Thailand) The giant oceanic manta ray can grow up to a maximum of 9 m (30 ft) in length [ 6 ] and to a disc size of 7 m (23 ft) across with a weight of about 3,000 kg (6,600 ...
In 2009 she formally described a new species of manta ray [1] and wrote two scientific papers differentiating the two species, the giant oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris) and the reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi). In 2010 Marshall announced she had found a third species of manta ray in the Atlantic and has spent years trying to formally ...
Manta rays are large rays belonging to the genus Mobula (formerly its own genus Manta). The larger species, M. birostris, reaches 7 m (23 ft) in width, while the smaller, M. alfredi, reaches 5.5 m (18 ft). Both have triangular pectoral fins, horn-shaped cephalic fins and large, forward-facing mouths.
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Reef manta rays are typically 3 to 3.5 m (9.8 to 11.5 ft) in disc width, [7] with a maximum size of about 5.5 m (18 ft). [4] For a long time included in M. birostris, the status of the reef manta ray as a separate species was only confirmed in 2009. [4]
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The Mobulidae have been variously considered a subfamily of the Myliobatidae by some authors, [2] [3] and a distinct family by others, but recent work favors the latter. [4] ...