Giant oceanic manta ray
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Summary
Giant oceanic manta ray is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,313 views/month, #1,024 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Endangered status[4]
- Parent taxon: Mobula[5]
- Taxon name: Mobula birostris[6]
- Commons category: Mobula birostris[7]
- Start time: -23000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mobula birostris[9]
- Original combination: Raja birostris[10]
- Taxon synonym: Manta birostris[11]
- Short name: M. birostris[12]
- Taxon common name: Giant manta ray[13], Mantarraya[14], Manta Gigante[15], Chevron Manta Ray[16], Oceanic Manta Ray[17], Pacific Manta Ray[18], Pelagic Manta Ray[19], 雙吻前口蝠鱝[20], 鬼蝠魟[21], 飛魴仔[22], 鷹魴[23], manta grande[24], orjaška manta[25]
- Different from: Manta[26]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix II of CITES[27]
- Taxon range: Brazil[28]
- NZTCS conservation status: nationally vulnerable[29]
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Identifiers
Giant oceanic manta ray's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 623966[30]. Giant oceanic manta ray's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1983395[31]. Giant oceanic manta ray's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9548142[32].
Why It Matters
Giant oceanic manta ray has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 99 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]