man·ta / ˈmantə/ • n. 1. (also manta ray) a devil ray (Manta birostris, family Mobulidae) that occurs in all tropical seas and may reach very great size.2. a rough-textured cotton fabric made and used in Spanish America. ∎  a shawl made of this fabric.

Plesiopidae (roundhead, devilfish; subclass Actinopterygii, order Perciformes) A small family of marine fish that have a fairly deep body, a large head with a large mouth, a single, continuous, dorsal fin, and a rounded tail fin. The first half of the lateral line runs close to the base of the dorsal fin. Several species are quite colourful. They tend to hide near rock ledges. The family is distributed in the Indo-Australian region.

Devilfish ★ Shark: Red on the Ocean 1984

A small seaside community is ravaged by berserk manta rays in this soggy saga. 92m/C VHS . IT Michael Sopkiw, Valentine Monnier, Gianni “John” Garko, William Berger; D: Lamberto Bava; W: Gianfranco Clerici, Dardano Sacchetti, Herve Piccini; C: Giancarlo Ferrando; M: Guido de Angelis, Maurizio de Angelis.

devilfish
1. See PLESIOPIDAE.

2. See OCTOPODA.

manta See MOBULIDAE.