| Citation | Marshall, A.D., L.J.V. Compagno and M.B. Bennett, 2009, Redescription of the genus Manta with resurrection of Manta alfredi (Krefft, 1868) (Chondrichthyes; Myliobatoidei; Mobulidae).. Zootaxa 2301(1):1-28. |
| Ref. | 82755 Marshall, A.D., L.J.V. Compagno and M.B. Bennett, 2009 |
| Page | 4 |
| Named Used as Valid | Manta birostris |
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| Locality | |
| Distribution | Circumglobal, tropical to temperate |
| Quote | In the Northern Hemisphere, as far north as southern California and Rhode Island on the United States west and east coasts, Mutsu Bay, Aomori, Japan, the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt and the Azores Islands; in the Southern Hemisphere, as far south as Peru, Uruguay, South Africa and New Zealand. |