Redescription of the genus Manta with resurrection of Manta alfredi (Krefft, 1868) (Chondrichthyes; Myliobatoidei; Mobulidae)

• Main Authors: Marshall, Andrea D., Compagno, Leonard J. V., Bennett, Michael B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2009
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Chordata; Elasmobranchii; Myliobatiformes; Myliobatidae; Abbott; Baja; Ballou; Bancroft; Barton; Dewar; Giles; Gulf of Alaska; New Zealand; Pacific; Queensland; Rubin; Uruguay; Visser; Common skate; North Atlantic; Southern Right Whale; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.191734; https://zenodo.org/record/191734

Marshall, Andrea D., Compagno, Leonard J. V., Bennett, Michael B. (2009): Redescription of the genus Manta with resurrection of Manta alfredi (Krefft, 1868) (Chondrichthyes; Myliobatoidei; Mobulidae). Zootaxa 2301: 1-28, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.191734 : {"references": ["Alava, M.N.R., Dolumbalo, E.R.Z., Yaptinchay, A.A. & Trono, R.B. (2002) Fishery and trade of whale sharks and manta rays in the Bohol Sea Philippeans. In: Fowler, S.L., Reed, T.M., Dipper, F.A. (Eds), Elasmobranch biodiversity, conservation and management: Proceedings of the international seminar and workshop. Sabah, Malaysia, July 1997. Occasional paper of the IUCN Species Survival Commission No. 25, pp. 132-148", "Bancroft, E.N. (1829) On the fish known in Jamaica as the Sea-devil. In: Vigors, N.A. (Ed) The Zoological Journal Vol. 4. Phillips Publishing, London, pp. 444-457.", "Barton, O. (1948) Colour notes on pacific Manta, including a new form. Copeia, 1948, 146-147.", "Beebe, W. & Tee-Van, J. 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