Giant Manta Mobula birostris

Classification

Mobula [genus] (5)

Mobula [genus] (5)

Recorded on	Aruba
	Bonaire
	Curaçao
	Saba

Presence status	Indigenous (1) - Aruba
	Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
	Indigenous (1) - Curaçao
	Indigenous (1) - Saba

Notes on presence status	Marine species are considered ubiquitous around the Dutch Caribbean islands by Macrae et al (2021), but this species has not been recorded yet on Sint Maarten and Sint Eustatius.

Pers. comm. Nicole Pelletier, 2021 May 1st.
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