Manta Ray Pictures

The manta ray, Manta birostris, is the largest of the rays, with the largest known specimen having been more than 25 ft (7.6 m) across, with a weight of about 5,000 lb (2,300 kg). It ranges throughout tropical waters of the world, typically around coral reefs.
Mantas have been given a variety of common names, including Atlantic manta, Pacific manta, devilfish, and just manta. Recent studies have discovered that what is called manta ray are at least two different species, one smaller...
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The manta ray, Manta birostris, is the largest of the rays, with the largest known specimen having been more than 25 ft (7.6 m) across, with a weight of about 5,000 lb (2,300 kg). It ranges throughout tropical waters of the world, typically around coral reefs.
Mantas have been given a variety of common names, including Atlantic manta, Pacific manta, devilfish, and just manta. Recent studies have discovered that what is called manta ray are at least two different species, one smaller local and one much larger and migratory.
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