Oceanic Manta Ray
Mobula birostris
Giant wings follow the ocean's smallest meals.
Oceanic manta rays are enormous filter feeders that migrate between rich feeding areas. Their broad fins carry them through open water while two head fins guide plankton toward their mouths.
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- Tropical, subtropical, and temperate seas worldwide, including offshore waters and productive coasts.
- Favorite foods
- Mostly tiny drifting animals such as copepods, krill, shrimp, and larvae.
- Size check
- Wingspan up to 26 ft (8 m), wider than two cars
Tell-your-friends facts
Four wonderfully wild things
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Belly spot patterns help researchers recognize individual mantas.
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Repeated somersaults keep a feeding manta inside a patch of plankton.
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Usually solitary travelers, they also gather at cleaning and feeding sites.
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Females typically produce one pup every two to three years.
Ocean superpower
Built to be amazing
Head fins form a funnel that carries plankton over filtering gill plates.
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What should I look for?
Look for a huge diamond-shaped body, broad wings, and two curled head fins.
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