AnAge entry for Manta birostris
Classification (HAGRID: 01807)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes (Taxon entry)
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Mobulidae
Genus: Manta
- Species
- Manta birostris
- Common name
- Giant manta
- Synonyms
- Manta alfredi
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 20 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 454
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
- No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 2,190 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Adult weight
- 1,650,000 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 160992
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 195310
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
- Search Google