Reef Manta Ray
Mobula alfredi
rareVU · Vulnerableblackwhitehugesolitaryreef
- Group
- Shark & ray
- Habitat
- Reef
- Max size
- 5.0 m
- Family
- Mobulidae
The reef manta ray or hāhālua is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae, one of the largest rays in the world. Among generally recognized species, it is the third-largest species of ray, surpassed by the Giant oceanic manta ray and the Atlantic manta ray.
Adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Behaviour
Works a regular circuit of reef cleaning stations, hovering while wrasse pick its skin and gills -- which is what makes it findable at all.