Reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) swimming at the water's surface, Mayotte, Indian Ocean

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Image size: 7837x5224 pixels (26.1"x17.4" @300dpi)

Shooting date : 2016-05-12

Manta rays are peaceful animals. When they feed, you can approach them very closely. Here it is only 10 cm from me. Warning, do not touch the animals !!!

Keywords

Species / Species particularity / Fishes particularity / Saltwater fish

Species / Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) / CITES Appendix 2

Enumeration / Nobody

World sea and ocean / Indian Ocean / Mozambique Channel

Matter (substance) / Water (matter) / Water surface

May

Seek / Food search

Species / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Threatened endangered species / Vulnerable (IUCN) VU

Individual / Stage of development / Adult

Shot / Split view

Africa / Comoro Islands / Mayotte

Species / Diet pattern / Plankton-eating

Shot / Profile shot

Motion / Locomotion / Swim

Enumeration / Alone

Animal / Wild animal / Chordate / Vertebrate / Fish (animal) / Cartilaginous fish / Elasmobranchii / Ray / Devilray (Mobula sp) / Reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi)

Latin keywords

Eukaryota / Opisthokonta / Metazoa / Bilateria / Coelomata / Deuterostomia / Chordata / Vertebrata / Gnathostomata / Chondrichthyes / Elasmobranchii / Euselachii / Batoidea / Myliobatiformes / Myliobatidae / Manta

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