Giant oceanic manta ray

Summary

Giant oceanic manta ray is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,475 views/month, #1,024 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Giant oceanic manta ray's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Giant oceanic manta ray is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Giant oceanic manta ray's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status^[5].
• Giant oceanic manta ray belongs to the parent taxon Mobula^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Giant oceanic manta ray is Mobula birostris^[7].
• Giant oceanic manta ray's Commons category is recorded as Mobula birostris^[8].
• Giant oceanic manta ray began on -23000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[9].
• Giant oceanic manta ray's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mobula birostris^[10].
• Giant oceanic manta ray's original combination is recorded as Raja birostris^[11].
• Giant oceanic manta ray's taxon synonym is recorded as Manta birostris^[12].
• Giant oceanic manta ray's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. birostris'}^[13].
• Giant oceanic manta ray is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant manta ray'}^[14].
• Giant oceanic manta ray is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Mantarraya'}^[15].
• Giant oceanic manta ray is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Manta Gigante'}^[16].
• Giant oceanic manta ray is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chevron Manta Ray'}^[17].
• Giant oceanic manta ray is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant Manta Ray'}^[18].
• Giant oceanic manta ray is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Oceanic Manta Ray'}^[19].
• Giant oceanic manta ray is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pacific Manta Ray'}^[20].
• Giant oceanic manta ray is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pelagic Manta Ray'}^[21].
• Giant oceanic manta ray is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '雙吻前口蝠鱝'}^[22].
• Giant oceanic manta ray is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鬼蝠魟'}^[23].
• Giant oceanic manta ray is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '飛魴仔'}^[24].
• Giant oceanic manta ray is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鷹魴'}^[25].
• Giant oceanic manta ray is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'manta grande'}^[26].
• Giant oceanic manta ray is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'orjaška manta'}^[27].

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Classification

Giant oceanic manta ray's scientific name is Mobula birostris^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Mobula^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant manta ray'}^[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Mantarraya'}^[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Manta Gigante'}^[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chevron Manta Ray'}^[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Oceanic Manta Ray'}^[19], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pacific Manta Ray'}^[20].

Identifiers

Giant oceanic manta ray's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 623966^[28]. Giant oceanic manta ray's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1983395^[29]. Giant oceanic manta ray's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9548142^[30].

Why It Matters

Giant oceanic manta ray ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,475 views/month, #1,024 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]