MANTA BIROSTRIS

Manta birostris (Donndorff,1798)-Giant manta

 

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Chondrichthyes

Subclass : Elasmobranchii

Order Myliobatiformes

Family : Mobulidae- Devilrays

Genera : Manta

Species : M. birostris

  • Mouth terminal on head;
  • head very broad, width across level of spiracles about 1.7 in distance from median snout
  • edge to free rear tips of pectoral fins;
  • teeth usually in lower jaw only, abnormally present inboth jaws;
  • a gigantic species, reaching at least 6.7 m in width
Last modified: Saturday, 21 January 2012, 7:18 AM