Manta

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Taxonavigation: Dasyatoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Myliobatidae
Genus: Manta
Species: M. alfredi – M. birostris
Name[edit]
Manta Bancroft, 1829
- Type species: Cephalopterus manta Bancroft, 1829
Etymology: Spanish for blanket, reportedly a name used by pearl divers between Panama and Guayaquil to designate an enormous fish they feared could devour them after enveloping them in its vast “wings”; however, some early accounts give the name as manatia, which may be an indigenous name later abridged to manta. (From The ETYFish project)
Synonyms[edit]
- Brachioptilon Hamilton in Newman, 1849
- Ceratoptera Müller & Henle, 1837
- Daemomanta Whitley, 1932
- Diabolicthys Holmes, 1856
References[edit]
- Bancroft, E. N., 1829: On the fish known in Jamaica as the sea-devil. Zoological Journal, London, 4 (16) (art. 55): 444–457.
- Marshall, A.D.; Compagno, L.J.V.; Bennett, M.B. 2009: Redescription of the genus Manta with resurrection of Manta alfredi (Krefft, 1868) (Chondrichthyes; Myliobatoidei; Mobulidae). Zootaxa, 2301: 1–28. Abstract & excerpt
Links[edit]
- Manta and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes,
Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2021. Catalog of Fishes electronic version. - Manta species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2021. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 12/2020. - Manta Bancroft, 1829 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Vernacular names[edit]
ไทย: ปลากระเบนราหู, ปลากระเบนแมนตา
中文: 前口蝠鲼属, 鬼蝠属
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