An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Papua New Guinea Author White, William T. Author Ko’Ou, Alfred text Zootaxa 2018 2018-04-19 4411 1 1 82 journal article 30231 10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1 abf8082d-c179-4cb2-acc4-3cdef16c4341 1175-5326 1221878 255EE06E-3171-41F3-BB3D-E7D29537A292 Mobula birostris (Walbaum, 1792) Giant Manta Raja birostris Walbaum, 1792: 535 . No types known. No locality stated in description. Local synonymy: Manta birostris— Munro, 1967 (in part): 15, pl. 2, fig. 18 (New Guinea); Filewood, 1973 (in part): 14 (PNG). Mobula birostris— White et al. , 2018 : 286, figs (PNG). PNG voucher material: None. Remarks: Most records of manta rays in coastal reef areas are of M. alfredi (see above). Previously placed in the genus Manta , recently found to be a junior synonym of Mobula (White et al. , 2017b) . Occasionally recorded from the bycatch of the purse seine fishery.