response: Gerald Krefft, Australian Museum's director, described them in 1868.
original_response: They were first given the name in 1868 by an Australian Museum director, they are relatively docile too.
history: Once I swam with a Manta ray. Sounds interesting, was it a manta ray? They're one of the largest rays on Earth. I really don't know they were pretty large, do you know anything else?
knowledge: The species was described in 1868 by Gerard Krefft, the director of the Australian Museum.