Manta ray  (Manta birostris)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Chondrichthyes
Order Rajiformes
Family Mobulidae
Genus Manta (1)
Size Disc width: up to 6.7 m (2)
Weight up to 1,400 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1).