First photographic evidence of oceanic manta rays (Mobula birostris) at two locations in the Fiji islands
Until the revision of the genus Manta in 2009, when a second manta species (Manta alfredi) was resurrected based on morphological and meristic data, all available records in Fijian literature were recorded as Manta birostris.Subsequently, documented sightings were recorded as M.alfredi.Another reclassification of the genus Manta was undertaken in 2