Animal Diversity Web

Manta alfredi

Alfred manta

(Also: Inshore manta ray; Manta ray; Prince Alfred's ray)

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Class Chondrichthyes (rays, sharks, and relatives)
        
        Elasmobranchii
        
        Order Rajiformes
        
        Family Myliobatidae (Eagle and manta rays)
        
        Genus Manta
        
        Species Manta alfredi (Alfred manta)