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Divers observing Reef Manta Ray (Manta alfredi). Also known as Devilfish and Devilray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific in tropical and subtropical waters, but also recorded in the tropical east Atlantic. Photo taken at Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia
© Karen Willshaw / OceanwideImages.com |
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Reef Manta Ray (Manta alfredi) cruising over a coral reef off Maui, Hawaii. Also known as Devilfish, Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Rays (Manta birostris) feeding on the surface with their dorsal fins exposed. Photo taken at Yap, Micronesia. Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris) feeding on the surface with mouth open. Photo taken at Yap, Micronesia. Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris) feeding on the surface with mouth open. Photo taken at Yap, Micronesia. Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Also known as Devilfish. Found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs. Photo taken off Hawaii.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Under over water picture of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris) coral reef and tropical island. Maui, Hawaii. Also known as Devilfish, Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Under over water picture of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris) coral reef and tropical island. Micronesia. This is a composite image, comprising of 2 or more images digitally merged together.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Also known as Devilfish. Found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs. Photo taken off Hawaii.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Scuba Diver with Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris) and schooling fish,off Hawaii. This is a composite image, comprising of 2 or more images digitally merged together.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris) over an artificial (tire) reef off Maui, Hawaii. Also known as Devilfish, Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Also known as Devilfish. Found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs. Photo taken in Palau, Micronesia.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Also known as Devilfish. Found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs. Photo taken in Palau, Micronesia.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Also known as Devilfish. Found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs. Photo taken in Palau, Micronesia.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Two Giant Oceanic Manta Rays intersect as they feed on plankton at night off the Kona coast, Hawaii. Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Three Giant Oceanic Manta Rays intersect as they feed on plankton at night off the Kona coast, Hawaii. Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Two Giant Oceanic Manta Rays intersect as they feed on plankton at night off the Kona coast, Hawaii. Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Showing close detail of the gill slits of a Manta feeding on plankton at night off the Kona coast, Hawaii. Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Two Giant Oceanic Manta Rays intersect as they feed on plankton at night off the Kona coast, Hawaii. Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Showing close detail of the gill slits of a Manta feeding on plankton at night off the Kona coast, Hawaii. Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Two Giant Oceanic Manta Rays intersect as they feed on plankton at night off the Kona coast, Hawaii. Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris) feeding on plankton at night off the Kona coast, Hawaii. Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Three Giant Oceanic Manta Rays intersect as they feed on plankton at night off the Kona coast, Hawaii. Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris) at a cleaning station. Also known as Devilfish. Found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris) at a cleaning station. Also known as Devilfish. Found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris) entangled in, and towing, a fishermans net. Photo taken at Yap, Micronesia. Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Also known as Devilfish. Found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs. Photo taken off Hawaii.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris) at a cleaning station. Also known as Devilfish. Found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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The Divers (MR) underwater lights attract planktonic food to an area where Giant Oceanic Manta Rays (Manta birostris) frequently feed at night. The Big Island, Hawaii, USA
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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The Divers (MR) underwater lights attract planktonic food to an area where Giant Oceanic Manta Rays (Manta birostris) frequently feed at night. The Big Island, Hawaii, USA
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Also known as Devilfish. Found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs. Photo taken off Hawaii.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Also known as Devilfish. Found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs. Photo was taken at the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
© Vanessa Mignon / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Also known as Devilfish. Found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs. Photo was taken at the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
© Vanessa Mignon / OceanwideImages.com |
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Reef Manta Ray (Manta alfredi). Also known as Devilfish and Devilray. Western Australia. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific in tropical and subtropical waters, but also recorded in the tropical east Atlantic. Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
© Hayley Versace / OceanwideImages.com |
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Reef Manta Ray (Manta alfredi). Also known as Devilfish and Devilray. Western Australia. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific in tropical and subtropical waters, but also recorded in the tropical east Atlantic. Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
© Hayley Versace / OceanwideImages.com |
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Reef Manta Ray (Manta alfredi). Also known as Devilfish and Devilray. Western Australia. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific in tropical and subtropical waters, but also recorded in the tropical east Atlantic. Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
© Hayley Versace / OceanwideImages.com |
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Reef Manta Ray (Manta alfredi). Also known as Devilfish and Devilray. Western Australia. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific in tropical and subtropical waters, but also recorded in the tropical east Atlantic. Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
© Hayley Versace / OceanwideImages.com |
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Reef Manta Ray (Manta alfredi). Also known as Devilfish and Devilray. Western Australia. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific in tropical and subtropical waters, but also recorded in the tropical east Atlantic. Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
© Hayley Versace / OceanwideImages.com |
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Mushroom Coral (Fungia sp.) detail. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Gorgonian Fan Coral detail. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Faviid Coral (Faviidae sp.) detail. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Acroporid Coral (Astreopora myriophthalma) detail. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Acropora Coral (Acropora millepora) detail. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Acropora Coral (Acropora sp.) detail. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Mussid Coral (Lobophyllia sp.) detail. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Sunshine Coral (Tubastraea sp.). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp.) detail. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Mushroom Coral (Fungia sp.) detail. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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