| Date/Photo | Reference | Sex | DW (m) | W (kg) | PCL (m) | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 Jun 2005
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Otto Gadig p.c. | 4.26 | Caught off São Paulo, Brazil in June 2005 measuring 426 cm disc width. |
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09 Nov 2005 |
Victor Lin p.c. | 4.76 | ~700 | |||
19 Jul 2001
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Otto Gadig p.c. | 4.98 | Caught off São Paulo, Brazil in July 2001 measuring
426 cm disc width. |
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Victor Lin p.c. | 800 | 800 kg manta ray caught off China. | |||
17 Sep 2003 |
Victor Lin p.c. | Newhouse, Tauyuang Province, Taiwan. |
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05 Nov 2003 |
Victor Lin p.c. | 6 |
1500 | Eaststone, Chuayi Province, Taiwan. |
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6.2 |
: "The giant manta ray, M. birostris, reaches disc widths (DW) of at least 7 m (Newman, 1849; Bigelow & Schroeder, 1953) with anecdotal reports up to 9.1 m DW (Alava et al., 1997; Compagno, 1999), and can weigh up to 2,721 kg (Coles, 1916). The largest reported specimen in our dataset has a disc width of 6.2 m." |
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| Photo/Date | Reference | Sex | DW (m) | W (kg) | FL (m) | Comments |