fowleri, Manta Whitley [G. P.] 1936:182 [Australian Zoologist v. 8 (pt 3); ref. 6075] Tabuaeran [= Fanning Island], Line Islands, central Pacific. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Based on illustrations and a description of Manta birostris by Fowler 1927:3, Pl. 1 (figs. D-G) [ref. 15785]. •Synonym of Manta alfredi (Krefft 1868) -- (Marshall et al. 2009:13 [ref. 30599]). •Synonym of Mobula alfredi (Krefft 1868). Current status: Synonym of Mobula alfredi (Krefft 1868). Mobulidae. Habitat: marine.