Manta (genus)

This article is about the animal. For things named after it, see Manta (disambiguation) and Devil ray (disambiguation).

Manta ray Temporal range: 23–0 Ma[1] PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Early Miocene to Present
Manta ray at Hin Daeng, Thailand
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Myliobatiformes
Family:	Myliobatidae
Genus:	Manta Bancroft, 1829

Manta is a small genus of pelagic rays in the family Myliobatidae. It currently consists of two recognized species.

Species

• Manta alfredi (J. L. G. Krefft, 1868) (Alfred manta)
• Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792) (Giant manta)

References

• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Manta in FishBase. February 2011 version.

1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=575&rank=class. Retrieved 2008-01-09.