Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Elasmobranchii > Order: Rajiformes > Family: Myliobatidae > Genus: Manta > Species: Mobula birostris

Atlantic manta - Mobula birostris (Walbaum, 1792)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Not evaluated (IUCN)
Protected by	3 international agreements

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Vulnerable

Europe

Not evaluated

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Not available

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (Bonn Convention)	Annex I: migratory species which are endangered and must be protected by Parties (Manta birostris)	http://www.cms.int/
	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement. (Manta birostris)
Memorandum of understanding on the conservation of migratory sharks - under Bonn Convention (Sharks MOU)	Annex 1: species for which measures have to be taken to improve or restore a favourable conservation status (Manta birostris)	http://www.cms.int/sharks/en

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Atlantic manta	English	Fishbase
Devil-ray	English	Fishbase
Diavol de mare	Romanian	Fishbase
Diavolo di mare	Italian	Fishbase
Diavolos	Greek	Fishbase
Djävulsrocka	Swedish	Fishbase
Djevlerokke	Norwegian	Fishbase
Djævlerokke	Danish	Fishbase
Giant Atlantic manta	English	Fishbase
Giant devil ray	English	Fishbase
Giant manta	English	Fishbase
Jättemanta	Swedish	Fishbase
Manta	German	Fishbase
Manta	Italian	Fishbase
Manta	Polish	Fishbase
Manta	Portuguese	Fishbase
Manta	Serbian	Fishbase
Manta	Spanish	Fishbase
Manta atlántica gigante	Spanish	Fishbase
Manta voladora	Spanish	Fishbase
Mante atlantique	French	Fishbase
Mante du Pacifique	French	Fishbase
Mante géante	French	Fishbase
Pacific manta	English	Fishbase
Paholaisrausku	Finnish	Fishbase
Riesenmanta	German	Fishbase
Teratos	Greek	Fishbase
Teufelsrochen	German	Fishbase

Synonym	Author
Manta alfredi	(Krefft, 1868)
Manta birostris	(Walbaum, 1792)

Other resources

Fauna Europaea search	Fauna Europaea
GBIF search	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS search	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information

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