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Swimming Oceanic Manta Ray

Reference

IB2960

Category

Sharks and Rays

Family Name

Eagle and Manta Rays - MYLIOBATIDAE

Common Name

Swimming Oceanic Manta Ray

Scientific Name

Manta birostris

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

Manta Rays can reach over 6 m in width and like the smaller Devilrays, cruise tropical waters, filter feeding on plankton. When they encounter waters with high concentrations of plankton, they will swim in a continuous vertical loop in order to remain within the area.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

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