Manta Bancroft, 1829

Ebert, David A., White, William T., Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Last, Peter R., Nakaya, Kazuhiro, Séret, Bernard, Straube, Nicolas, Naylor, Gavin J. P. & De Carvalho, Marcelo R., 2013, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Taiwan, Zootaxa 3752 (1), pp. 279-386 : 368-370

Genus Manta Bancroft, 1829

Mantas / åŊḡḍé

Manta Bancroft, 1829: 454 . Type species: Cephalopterus manta Bancroft 1829 by monotypy (and tautonomy).

Manta alfredi ( Krefft, 1868)

Reef Manta / ÑkåŊḡḍ

Deratoptera alfredi Krefft, 1868: 3–9 , fig. Holotype: AMS I.1731 (stuffed), Watson Bay, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Local synonymy: None, but refer to synonymy of M. birostris as previously published records may have referred to either species.

Taiwan voucher material: None.

Remarks: Even though not yet confirmed from Taiwanese waters, this species is likely to occur there and could have been confused with M. birostris in past records.. Resurrected as a valid species and redescribed by Marshall et al. (2009).

Conservation status: Vulnerable. This species has been proposed for listing under CITES Appendix II ( CITES, 2013).

Manta birostris ( Walbaum, 1792)

Giant Oceanic Manta / ÙḓåŊḡḍ

Raja birostris Walbaum, 1792: 535 . No types known. No locality stated in description.

Local synonymy: Manta birostris: Chen & Chung, 1971: 205 , fig. 190; Chen & Yu, 1986: 165; Chen & Joung, 1993: 91, fig. 8; Shen & Wu, 2011: 105, fig.

Taiwan voucher material: (1 specimen) TFRI 103640, 467 mm DW, Keelung (in Chen & Chung, 1971) .

Remarks: DAE observed several large mantas that were landed in Keelung during a survey in April-May 1988; at the time of these observations (1988) only one species of Manta was recognised so confirmation of the species is not possible.

Conservation status: Vulnerable. This species has been proposed for listing under CITES Appendix II ( CITES, 2013).

Mobula japonica ( Müller & Henle, 1841)

Spinetail Devilray / ƂÂḡḍ

Cephaloptera japonica Müller & Henle, 1841: 185 . Lectotype: RMNH D2440 (dry, young) ; Paralectotype (1, lost), Nagasaki, Japan .

Local synonymy: Mobula japonica: Chen, 1948: 31 & 50; Chen & Joung, 1993: 91, pl. 14.1 (NTUM 83, 545 mm DW, Keelung); Chen, 2004: 26 (TFRI PB 8112143, 717 mm DW). Mobula japanica: Chen & Chung, 1971: 50 ; Shen & Wu, 2011: 106, fig.

Taiwan voucher material: Not examined in this study, but referred to in previous publications (see synonymy above).

Remarks: None.

Conservation status: Near Threatened.

Mobula tarapacana ( Philippi, 1892)

Sicklefin Devilray / Ḇûḡḍ

Cephaloptera tarapacana Philippi, 1892: 8 , pl. 3(fig.2). Types unknown.

Local synonymy: Mobula formosana Teng, 1962: 259 , fig. 74 (TFRI 2911, holotype, 1052 mm DW, lost); Chen & Chung, 1971: 51; Shen, 1984a: 82, fig.; Chen & Yu, 1986: 165; Chen & Joung, 1993: 91, pl. 14.1. Mobula tarapacana: Shen & Wu, 2011: 105 , fig. Mobula diabolus: Chen & Yu, 1986: 156 .

Taiwan voucher material: Based on holotype of Mobula formosana , not examined for this study .

Remarks: None.

Conservation status: Data Deficient.

Mobula thurstoni ( Lloyd, 1908)

Bentfin Devilray / Ģỗḡḍ

Dicerobatis thurstoni Lloyd, 1908: 179 , Fig. 3, Pl. 4 (Fig. 2). Syntypes: Madras Museum, but whereabouts unknown.

Local synonymy: Compagno & Last, 1999: 1529, fig.

Taiwan voucher material: None.

Remarks: The species was mentioned in Compagno & Last (1999) as occurring in Taiwanese waters, but we could find no records of it during the present survey to confirm its occurrence.

Conservation status: Near Threatened.