Mobula munkiana, commonly known as the manta de monk, Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, smoothtail mobula or Munk’s pygmy devil ray is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae. It is found in tropical parts of the eastern Pacific Ocean, ranging from the Gulf of California to Peru, as well as near offshore islands such as the Galapagos, Cocos, and Malpelo.[1] Munk's devil ray was first described in 1987 by the Italian ecologist Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara and named for his scientific mentor, Walter Munk.
^ abMarshall, A.; Barreto, R.; Carlson, J.; Fernando, D.; Fordham, S.; Francis, M.P.; Herman, K.; Jabado, R.W.; Liu, K.M.; Rigby, C.L.; Romanov, E. (2019). "Mobula munkiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60198A124450956. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T60198A124450956.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Mobulamunkiana, commonly known as the manta de monk, Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, smoothtail mobula or Munk’s pygmy devil ray is a species of ray...
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named after Munk. One is Sirsoe munki, a deep-sea worm. The other is Mobulamunkiana, also known as Munk's devil ray, a small relative of giant manta rays...
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California. There he discovered and described a new manta ray species, Mobulamunkiana, which he named after his mentor, the esteemed oceanographer Walter...
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