Manta rays are large rays belonging to the genus Mobula. The larger species, M. birostris, reaches 7 m (23 ft) in width, while the smaller, M. alfredi, reaches 5.5 m (18 ft). Both have triangular pectoral fins, horn-shaped cephalic fins and large, forward-facing mouths. They are classified among the Myliobatiformes and are placed in the family Myliobatidae. They have the largest brains and brain to body ratio of all fish, and can pass the mirror test.
Manta, also known as San Pablo de Manta, is a city in Ecuador, cantonal head of the Manta Canton, as well as the largest and most populated city in the Manabí Province. It is the seventh most populous in the country. Manta has existed since Pre-Columbian times. It was a trading post for the Manta, also known as Manteños.
Panevėžio Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, from the city of Panevėžys. It won 7 top-tier champion and 5 national cup titles throughout its existence.
Black Manta is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Bob Haney and artist Nick Cardy, and debuted in Aquaman #35. He has since endured as the archenemy of the superhero Aquaman.
Manta was founded in 1998 after the purchase of the franchise rights from the defunct Manta Sport. From 1999–2001, the club competed in the Segunda Categoría, the third tier of Ecuadorian football league system before being promoted in 2002 to Serie. Manta won promotion again in 2003 to Serie A for the first time but finished poorly and were relegated back to Serie B where they would spend the next 6 seasons. 2009 saw the club back in Serie A but no titles were forthcoming and they were relegated again in 2014.
The Opel Manta is a rear-wheel-drive sports coupé built by German manufacturer Opel in two generations from 1970 to 1988. The Manta was a mildly sporting coupé based on the Ascona family car, competing with cars such as the Ford Capri. The Manta remained rear-wheel drive for both generations and also saw certain competition success. Its name comes from the manta ray.
Clube Desportivo Feirense, commonly known as CD Feirense or just Feirense, is a Portuguese football club based in Santa Maria da Feira. Founded on 18 March 1918, Feirense play in the LigaPro, the second tier of Portuguese football. Their chairman is Kunle Soname and their manager is Filipe Martins. The club plays its home matches at the Estádio Marcolino de Castro, with a capacity of 5,500 spectators.
Mantas Savėnas is a former Lithuanian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently a coach for FK Panevėžys.
Mantas is a Lithuanian given name. Mantas is also a surname found in several European countries including Portugal, Spain, Greece, Germany, and others. The exact connection between the different regions of occurrence is presently unknown, although there is mounting evidence in favor of a shared origin, at least in some cases. In Lithuania, people with the name include:
Alexandru Manta is a Romanian former rugby union footballer.
The Estadio Municipal Jocay is a multi-use stadium in Manta, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Delfín S.C. of the Serie A de Ecuador and Manta F.C. of the Serie B de Ecuador. The stadium holds 21,000 spectators and opened on 14 January 1962. It is the most westerly stadium in South America.
The 1969 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol was the 11th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. LDU Quito won their first national title.
The 1967 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol was the 9th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. This season marked the first time the national championship was contested as a league and not as a tournament in which teams had to qualified for. With the creation of the Segunda Categoria this same season, a system of promotion and relegation was also implemented.
Delfín Sporting Club, lit.'dolphin Sporting Club',is an association football club based in Manta, Ecuador. The club was founded on 1 March 1989 after Club Deportivo 9 de Octubre was ceded to a group of directors, which had Club Social Delfín. Later the team renamed Delfín Sporting Club. The club currently plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of Ecuadorian football.
Manta Sport Club was an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Manta. Founded in 1915, it spent the majority of its years bouncing between the top-flight Serie A and the Serie B until 1985. Statistically, it is the most successful club from Manta. The club later folded in 1996 after 10 years in the Segunda Categoría. The club dissolved a little after 81 years of existence when it ceded its team to Manta FC.
Club Deportivo América, commonly known as América de Manta, was an Ecuadorian football club based in Manta. Founded in 1923, it participated in the Serie A for two seasons in 1964 and 1966. It dissolved in 1995.
Fabián Daniel Bustos Barbero is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Peruvian Liga 1 club Universitario de Deportes.
Nuno Miguel Manta Ribeiro Santos, known as Nuno Manta or Nuno Manta Santos is a Portuguese football manager and a former player.
Jackson Gabriel Porozo Vernaza is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Turkish club Kasımpaşa on loan from French side Troyes.
Carlos Alberto Manta Berio is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper.
