Giant manta ray  (Mobula birostris)

Taxonomy of Fishes

• Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
• Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->

  • Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays->

    • Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks->
    • Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks->
    • Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays->
    • Torpediniformes - Electric rays->
    • Rajiformes - Skates and rays->
    • Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark->
    • Squatiniformes - Angelsharks->
    • Heterodontiformes - Bullhead and horn sharks->
    • Hexanchiformes - Six-gill sharks->
    • Myliobatiformes - Stingrays->

      • Dasyatidae - Stingrays->
      • Mobulidae - Manta rays->

        • Mobula - Manta rays->

          • Giant manta ray (Mobula birostris)
          • Reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi)
          • Longhorned mobula (Mobula eregoodootenkee)
          • Lesser devil ray (Mobula hypostoma)
          • Spinetail mobula (Mobula japanica)
          • Shortfin devil ray (Mobula kuhlii)
          • Devil fish (Mobula mobular)
          • Munk’s devil ray (Mobula munkiana)
          • Lesser Guinean devil ray (Mobula rochebrunei)
          • Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana)
          • Smoothtail mobula (Mobula thurstoni)
      • Potamotrygonidae - Southamerican freshwater stingrays->
      • Gymnuridae - Butterfly rays->
      • Myliobatidae - Eagle ray->
      • Urotrygonidae - American round stingrays->
      • Aetobatidae - Pacific eagle rays->
      • Hexatrygonidae - Sixgill stingrays->
      • Plesiobatidae - Deepwater stingrays->
      • Rhinopteridae - Cownose rays->
      • Urolophidae - Round rays->
      • Zanobatidae - Panrays->
    • Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks->
    • Echinorhiniformes - Bramble sharks->
    • Pristiophoriformes - Saw sharks->
  • Holocephali - Chimaeras->
• Agnatha - Jawless fishes->