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Common names: Manta, Manta, Manta
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Galicia (Ref. 86578).
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: McEachran, J.D. and B. Séret, 1990
National Database: ICTIMED

Classification / Names

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) > Myliobatidae (Eagle and manta rays) > Mobulinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

蝠鲼, Manta mobula, Devilfish, ... more

Main reference

McEachran, J.D. and B. Séret. 1990. (Ref. 4442)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : McEachran, John | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 520 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 4442)

Environment

Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 21°C (Ref. 107945); 53°N - 13°N

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: off southwest Ireland, Mediterranean Sea and Portugal south to Senegal, including the Canary and Azores islands. Possibly straying into the northwest Atlantic. Reported from India (Ref. 45255).
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Short description

Larger than M. hypostoma, tail with spine and prickles (Ref. 6902).

An epipelagic species (Ref. 6808) found over continental shelves and near oceanic islands (Ref. 6679). Feeds on small pelagic fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 6679). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Endangered (EN) (A2d)

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5020 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.7 ±0.53 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate to high vulnerability (55 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Mobula mobular (Bonnaterre, 1788)