Mobula birostris (Walbaum, 1792)

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 109

Mobula birostris (Walbaum, 1792)

Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792) [Synonym: senior, new�

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 910 cm WD

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 0-120 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: EN – Endangered (A2bcd+3d / 2020)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: circumglobal, tropical to temperate. Record for Gabon by IRD, programme “Ecoscope, Thuna observe”. Observed between July and October in Mayumba region (from boats and planes) and caught by trawlers during the same period. CITES Appendix II.