is a manta ray a mammal?
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Many mistakenly consider mantas to be mammals. In reality, they are fish, belonging to the same class (Elasmobranchii) as sharks, and other species of ray.
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Birds, Reptiles, Fish are the non-mammals. Animals which have backbones are called vertebrates. Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians are vertebrates. They have backbones.
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Manta rays have broad heads, triangular pectoral fins, and horn-shaped cephalic fins located on either side of their mouths. They have horizontally flattened bodies with eyes on the sides of their heads behind the cephalic fins, and gill slits on their ventral surfaces.
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Rays are closely related to sharks. They have flat bodies with eyes and mouths on their undersides. They have long slender tails. ... Like sharks, rays don't have a swim bladder, but unlike sharks, they move their pectoral fins when they swim.
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Although they are related, stingrays and manta rays still have several differences. Manta rays do not have the infamous barb found on their tails, while stingrays utilize the barb as a defense mechanism.
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Pet praying mantis are carnivores; they need live food to eat if they are to thrive in captivity. This is the one potential downside of keeping a pet mantis; you'll need to feel comfortable buying tubs of insects to feed to your pet, and you'll need to be confident enough to sacrifice live insects on a regular basis.
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Answer and Explanation: Sharks are neither amphibians nor reptiles; they are fish.
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Sharks aren't Mammals. Well, they aren't because they don't feed their offspring using mammary glands. They instead fall under fish. They share more features with fish than mammals.
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Mantas are an important indicator of the health of the ocean realm. Mantas play an as yet unquantified role in the ecological function of our oceans. As consumers of large quantities of photosynthetic phytoplankton, they may help to transfer atmospheric carbon to the deep ocean, regulating climate change.
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Rare nursery for baby manta rays discovered in Gulf of Mexico. Adult giant manta rays can be seen in subtropical and tropical waters around the world, but baby and juvenile mantas are rarely encountered.
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Rays and skates are dorsoventrally flattened fish that are closely related to sharks. All are considered to be within a closely related group of fish called elasmobranchs. Rays belong to three scientific orders – Pristiformes, Myliobatiformes, and Torpediniformes while skates are classified in the order Rajiformes.
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Uninterested in humans, mantises have no known venomous species discovered so far. But it displays the deadliest behavior, when it stalks its prey or when it is attacked or provoked by any predator (including human). Praying mantis is not poisonous neither it has any stingers.
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Animals can be divided into five distinct groups: mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
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Swimming with these majestic creatures must be one of the most amazing experiences the natural world has to offer. The manta rays glide through the channel between Nanuya Balavu and Drawaqa Islands nearly every day from May to October on the change of tide to feed.
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Manta rays are large rays belonging to the genus Mobula (formerly its own genus Manta). ... They are classified among the Myliobatiformes (stingrays and relatives) and are placed in the family Myliobatidae (eagle rays). Mantas are found in warm temperate, subtropical and tropical waters. Both species are pelagic; M.