---
title: "Riffmanta"
description: "Mobula alfredi — Fische. The reef manta ray or hāhālua (Mobula alfredi) is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae, one of the largest rays in the world."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/reef-manta-ray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Riffmanta

> Mobula alfredi — Fische. The reef manta ray or hāhālua (Mobula alfredi) is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae, one of the largest rays in the world.

- Scientific name: *Mobula alfredi*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 3459
- Wikidata: [Q46459944](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q46459944)
- iNaturalist taxon: [623965](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/623965)

## Names

- en: Reef Manta Ray
- de: Riffmanta
- es: Manta de arrecife
- fr: Manta des récifs

## Countries with the most observations

ID (774), US (616), AU (545), MV (369), PF (136), PW (108), UM (98), FJ (70), NC (64), JP (24), ZA (23), MZ (22)

## Summary

The reef manta ray or hāhālua (Mobula alfredi) is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae, one of the largest rays in the world. Among generally recognized species, it is the third-largest species of ray, surpassed by the Giant oceanic manta ray and the Atlantic manta ray.
The species was described in 1868 by Gerard Krefft, the director of the Australian Museum.  He named it M. alfredi in honor of Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the first member of the British royal family to visit Australia. It was originally described as part of the genus Manta but in 2017 was changed, along with the rest of the mantas, to be included…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reef_manta_ray

## Photo

![Riffmanta](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/reef-manta-ray/medium.jpg)

Photo: Светлана Царахова · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/366561594

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/reef-manta-ray?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).