Manta Ray
Mobula alfredi
A flying carpet that filters tiny ocean snacks.
Manta Rays soar over reefs on enormous triangular fins, banking like birds underwater. Horn-shaped head fins unroll to funnel plankton-rich water into a wide, harmless mouth.
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From field guide to game table
Bring this Manta Ray home
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- 1 copy
Ready-to-play deck
Blue Water Deck
Includes 1 card featuring Manta Ray.
- 1 copy
Ready-to-play deck
Disruption Deck
Includes 1 card featuring Manta Ray.
Quick dive
Creature passport
- Home
- Tropical Indo-Pacific reefs, lagoons, channels, and nearby open water.
- Favorite foods
- Mostly zooplankton, including tiny drifting crustaceans and larvae.
- Size check
- Wingspan up to about 18 ft (5.5 m) — wider than a car
Tell-your-friends facts
Four wonderfully wild things
- 1
Each manta's belly has a unique spot pattern, like a fingerprint.
- 2
Mantas repeatedly visit reef cleaning stations to have parasites removed.
- 3
They are rays, but they do not have a stinging tail spine.
- 4
Mantas sometimes leap completely out of the water.
Ocean superpower
Built to be amazing
Cephalic fins steer clouds of plankton toward its filtering gill plates.
Junior scientist tip
What should I look for?
Look for broad black wings, two head fins, and belly spots.
Grown-up research links
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