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Manta Ray
Manta alfredi sp.
-8.55658, 119.61
Field Notes
Description:
Black back and white below, about 5m in width, horizontally flattened body with eyes on the head sides, triangular pectoral fins, horn-shaped cephalic fins and large forward-facing mouths.
Habitat:
Spotted at Manta Point (Dive site) nearby Taman Nasional Komodo, mantas are found in warm temperate, subtropical and tropical waters.
Notes:
Listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Myliobatidae
Subfamily: Mobulinae
Genus: Manta
Reference Links:
Manta ray - Wikipedia
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PublishedApril 21, 2018
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