Reef Manta Ray
Mobula alfredi (Krefft, 1868)
Vulnerable- Maximum length
- 4.5 m
Meet the Reef Manta Ray
Smaller than the Oceanic Manta Ray, Reef Manta Rays often visit ‘cleaning stations’ where cleaner wrasse remove parasites from their skin!
- What they eat
- Zooplankton
How big do they get?
Reef Manta Ray · 4.5 m
Human diver · 1.8 m
Where they live
Distribution
Indian and West-Pacific in tropical and subtropical waters.
Habitat
Coastal and oceanic reefs.
In the wild
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Recorded on a Shark Trust survey dive -
Resting on a sandy seabed -
Cruising close to the sea floor -
In the shallows at dusk -
Sheltering on the reef
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Conservation status
Vulnerable
Global
