Mobula birostris

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Dasyatoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Infraclassis: Euselachii
Division/Cohort: Neoselachii
Subdivision/Subcohort: Batoidea
Superordo: Batomorphii
Ordo: Myliobatiformes
Subordo: Myliobatoidei
Superfamilia: Dasyatoidea

Familia: Mobulidae
Genus: Mobula
Species: Mobula birostris

Name

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Mobula birostris (Walbaum, 1792)

  • No types known.
  • No locality stated.

Etymology: bi- (= two) and rostrum (= snout), referring to two hornlike flaps (cephalic fins). (From The ETYFish Project)

Synonyms

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References

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  • Kashiwagi, T., Marshall, A. D., Bennett, M. B. & Ovenden, J. R., 2012: The genetic signature of recent speciation in manta rays (Manta alfredi and M. birostris). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 64: 212–218. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.03.020
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Vernacular names

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čeština: Rejnok manta
dansk: Djævlerokke
Deutsch: Mantarochen
English: Manta Ray
español: Mantarraya
suomi: Paholaisrausku
français: Raie manta
magyar: Atlanti ördögrája
italiano: Manta gigante
日本語: オニイトマキエイ
Nederlands: Reuzenmanta
norsk: Djevlerokke
polski: Manta, diabeł morski
português: Jamanta
русский: Манта
svenska: Manta
ไทย: ปลากระเบนราหูมหาสมุทร, ปลากระเบนแมนตามหาสมุทร
Türkçe: Manta vatozu
 
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