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Atlantic manta ray
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Atlantic manta ray

Mobula yarae

The Atlantic manta ray (Mobula yarae) is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae. It is the third manta ray species to be named, following the giant oceanic manta ray (M. birostris) and reef manta ray (M. alfredi), and one of at least nine extant species in the genus Mobula. With a maximum estimated size (disc width) of 5–6 metres (16–20 ft), the Atlantic manta ray is also among the largest rays, alongside the two other...

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1635826.