The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Manta birostris

 – Near Threatened

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Citation: Marshall, A., Ishihara, H., Dudley, S.F.J., Clark, T.B., Jorgensen, S., Smith, W.D. & Bizzarro, J.J. 2006. Manta birostris. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 August 2008.
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