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Manta birostris
Devilfish Dev"il*fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A huge ray (Manta birostris or Cephaloptera vampyrus) of the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic coasts. Several other related species take the same name. See Cephaloptera. (b) A large cephalopod, especially the very large species of Octopus and Architeuthis. See Octopus. (c) The gray whale of the Pacific coast. See Gray whale. (d) The goosefish or angler (Lophius), and other allied fishes. See Angler.
Manta birostris
Cephaloptera Ceph`a*lop"te*ra, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? head + ? wing.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the generic names of the gigantic ray (Manta birostris), known as devilfish and sea devil. It is common on the coasts of South Carolina, Florida, and farther south. Some of them grow to enormous size, becoming twenty feet of more across the body, and weighing more than a ton.

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- giant oceanic manta ray, giant manta ray, or oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris) is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae and the largest type of ray...
- species Manta birostris. The genus name Manta was first published in 1829 by Dr Edward Nathaniel Bancroft of Jamaica. The specific name birostris is ascribed...
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ocyceros birostris. BirdLife International (2020). "Ocyceros birostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020:...
- Garra birostris is a fish species in the genus Garra endemic to India.This species reaches a length of 10.2 cm (4.0 in). Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel...
- a maximum size of about 5.5 m (18 ft). For a long time included in M. birostris, the status of the reef manta ray as a separate species was only confirmed...
- Mobula tarapacana Bentfin devil ray, Mobula thurstoni Manta ray, Manta birostris, the largest of the rays Tampa Bay Rays, an American League baseball team...
- order and the largest of all rays is the giant oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris). This peaceful leviathan can reach a size of 3,000 kg (6,600 lb), a "disk"...
- Giant oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris) at Himandhoo Manta Point, Maldives...
- greater coucal (Centropus sinensis), Indian grey hornbill (Ocyceros birostris), coppersmith barbet (****ma haemacephala) Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary...
- Giant electric ray (Narcine entemedor) Giant oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris) Ocellate spot skate (Okamejei kenojei) Southern stingray (Dasyatis americana)...