Manta

Summary

Manta is a taxon^[1]. Manta ranks in the top 0.27% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,420 views/month, #525 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Manta's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Manta's instance of is recorded as synonym^[4].
• Manta is classified at the rank of genus^[5].
• Manta is classified within Mobulidae^[6].
• Manta is classified within Myliobatidae^[7].
• Manta's scientific name is Manta^[8].
• Manta's Commons category is recorded as Mobula^[9].
• Manta began on -23000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Manta is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Manta Ray'}^[11].
• Manta is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'ปลากระเบนแมนตา'}^[12].
• Manta is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'ปลากระเบนราหู'}^[13].
• Manta is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'manta'}^[14].
• Manta's different from is recorded as Monterey^[15].
• Manta's different from is recorded as Monterrey^[16].
• Manta's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES^[17].
• Manta's taxon synonym of is recorded as Mobula^[18].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Manta is Manta^[8]. Manta is classified at the rank of genus^[5]. Recorded parent taxon include Mobulidae^[6] and Myliobatidae^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Manta Ray'}^[11], {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'ปลากระเบนแมนตา'}^[12], {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'ปลากระเบนราหู'}^[13], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'manta'}^[14].

Identifiers

Manta's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 49698^[19]. Manta's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 115854^[20]. Manta's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2419159^[21]. Manta's ITIS TSN is recorded as 160991^[22].

Why It Matters

Manta ranks in the top 0.27% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,420 views/month, #525 of 195,241).^[2] Manta has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] Manta is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]