Manta Alfredi

Manta Alfredi. The Manta Ray Mobula alfredi was named after Queen Victoria&#39s son Prince Alfred who survived an assassination attempt in Clontarf Sydney in 1868 YouTube Identification Two species of Manta are known from Australian waters The 2009 paper of Marshall and colleagues (see below) resurrected Mobula alfredi which was originally described by.

The Reef Manta Ray (Mobula alfredi) is one of the largest and most iconic marine speciesBecause Reef Manta Rays frequent relatively shallow waters along the coastal reefs of continents and oceanic islands they are more commonly encountered by divers and snorkellers than their Oceanic Manta Ray cousins.

Reef manta ray Wikipedia

The differentiation between Manta alfredi and Manta birostris is fairly recent and dates back from 2009 In fact Manta alfredy also known as Reef Manta Ray and Manta birostris are both part of what is called the “genus Manta” family and they can easily be confused It would seem that manta birostris do not display markings between the gills.

Manta Alfredi LIFE OF THE WORLDS

Mobula alfredi Name Homonyms Manta alfredi (Krefft 1868) Common names 阿氏前口蝠鱝 in Chinese ナンヨウマンタ in Japanese Bibliographic References Compagno Leonard J V / Hamlett William C ed 1999 Checklist of Living Elasmobranchs Sharks Skates and Rays The Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes 471498.

Reef Manta Ray (Mobula alfredi) Species Guide — Manta Trust

Manta alfredi a globally distributed and highly migratory species is proposed here for listing on CMS Appendix I and IIThis iconic and highly vulnerable species would benefit from strict range state protections under a CMS Appendix I listing as well as collaborative management initiated under a CMS Appendix II listing since it is a slow reproducing commercially exploited aquatic species Class ChondrichthyesOrder MyliobatiformesFamily MobulidaeScientific name Manta alfredi.