- Manta de monk
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Manta de monk Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Myliobatiformes Family: Myliobatidae Genus: Mobula Species: M. munkiana Binomial name Mobula munkiana
Notarbartolo di Sciara, 1987The manta de monk, Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, or smoothtail mobula (Mobula munkiana) is a species of fish in the Myliobatidae family. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru. Its natural habitats are shallow seas and subtidal aquatic beds.
Source
- Bizzarro, J.J., Smith, W.D. & Clark, T.B. 2005. Mobula munkiana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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