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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.
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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
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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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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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Parrotfish (Scarus frenatus) - dorsal fin and scale detail. Night Colour. Indo-Pacific
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Red Goatfish (Parupeneus sp.) eye. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Nudibranch (Sea Slug) detail. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Seashore seashells and pebble rubble. Coastal New South Wales, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Colony of Jewel Anemones (Corynactis australis) detail. Southern 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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Cauliflower Coral (Pocillopora meandrina) 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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Mussid Coral (Symphyllia sp.) detail. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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