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The giant oceanic manta ray can grow up to a maximum of 9 m (30 ft) in length [6] and to a disc size of 7 m (23 ft) across with a weight of about 3,000 kg (6,600 lb), [7] [8] but the average size commonly observed is 4.5 m (15 ft). [9] It is dorsoventrally flattened and has large, triangular pectoral fins on either side of the disc. At the ...
A pink manta ray has been observed in Australia's Great Barrier Reef and scientists believe this could be due to a genetic mutation causing erythrism. [23] The fish, spotted near Lady Elliot Island, is the world's only known pink manta ray. [24] [25] M. alfredi with mouth closed, cephalic fins rolled and ventral surface showing distinctive markings
The ‘manta ray’ submarine is designed to operate over long distances of water and deliver pay loads to targets US tests giant ‘Manta Ray’ drone submarine for long-distance underwater ...
Each year, thousands of manta rays, primarily the giant manta ray, are being caught and killed purely for their gill rakers. A fisheries study in Sri Lanka estimated that over a thousand of these were being sold in the country's fish markets each year. [19]
Pate said while technically there are two recognized manta ray species — the reef manta ray and the giant manta ray — it’s generally accepted that there is a third species along Florida's ...
Ghost Shark and Manta Ray protect the undersea realm. Sounds like it could be the title of a future Marvel movie, but in actual fact, it’s what could be the future of Pacific naval defenses.
Mobula alfredi (J. L. G. Krefft, 1868) (reef manta ray) Mobula birostris (Walbaum, 1792) (giant oceanic manta ray) Mobula eregoodootenkee Bleeker, 1859 (pygmy devil ray) Mobula hypostoma Bancroft, 1831 (lesser devil ray) Mobula japanica J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 (spinetail mobula) Mobula kuhlii J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 (shortfin devil ray)
The manta ray, here seen at Hin Daeng, Thailand, is the largest ray. Both the largest species of this order and the largest of all rays is the giant oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris). This peaceful leviathan can reach a size of 3,000 kg (6,600 lb), a "disk" width of 9.1 m (30 ft) and a total length of 5 m (16 ft). [47]