Atlantic manta ray

Mobula yarae

The third manta species was named in twenty twenty five

Tropical
Estuary
Oceanic
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Medium
Tropical fish

The Atlantic manta ray (Mobula yarae) is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae. It is the third manta ray species to be named, following the giant oceanic manta ray (M. birostris) and reef manta ray (M. alfredi), and one of at least nine extant species in the genus Mobula. With a maximum estimated size (disc width) of 5–6 metres (16–20 ft), the Atlantic manta ray is also among the largest rays, alongside the two other mantas.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Stingrays
Family: Mobulidae
Genus: Mobula
Maximum length: 24.8 cm
Distribution: Western Atlantic: northeastern USA to southeastern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean islands, and the Amazon continental shelf and estuaries; also oceanic systems of Saint Peter and Saint Paul and Fernando de Noronha archipelagos.

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