Sealife guideThe reef manta rayMobula alfredi
Last updated on 06/10/2024 at 11:44 PM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Reef manta ray
- French name: Raie manta de récif
- Spanish name: Chino mero
- Scientific name: Mobula alfredi (Krefft, 1868)
- Family name: Mobulidae
- Order name: Myliobatiformes
- Class name: Elasmobranchii
Did you know ?
The reef manta ray is listed as many other marine species within The
IUCN Red List of threatened species. The reef manta ray appears in the
IUCN Red List since 2022 within the category Vulnerable !
Within the same genus
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(Mobula birostris)
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