2061 Mobula birostris (Walbaum, 1792) Mobulidae Devilrays Myliobatiformes Elasmobranchii Oceanic manta ray Circumglobal, tropical to temperate: 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. In some locations, including Mozambique, it is sympatric with <i>Manta alfredi</i>. AMNH 1734 Manta birostris AMNH 1742 Manta birostris AMNH 15705 1925 Manta hamiltoni AMNH 15706 1925 Manta hamiltoni AMNH 7581 1925 Manta birostris AMNH 7588 1925 Manta birostris GCRL 654 1962 Manta birostris MOVI 31296 1976 Manta birostris MOVI 31310 1980 Manta birostris MOVI 10197 1986 Manta birostris MOVI 05572 1990 Manta birostris MOVI 05573 1990 Manta birostris MOVI 10147 1990 Manta birostris FISH 387243 5 S 150 E 1994 Manta birostris MOVI 03599 1994 Manta birostris 18 m MOVI 05275 1996 Manta birostris 1999 Manta birostris 1999 Manta birostris