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Title: Manta feeding on plankton. Maldives.
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A young manta ray (Manta birostris) feeding in the shallows on a dense swarm of plankton, probably mysid shrimps. Kuredu Island, Lhaviyani Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.
- Alexander Mustard
- Batoidea: Batoids
- Cartilaginous Fishes: Chondrichthyes
- coral reef
- Devil Rays: Mobulidae
- Elasmobranchs: Elasmobranchii
- Fishes
- Indian Ocean
- Lhaviyani Atoll
- Maldives
- manta ray: Manta birostris
- Marine Life
- Rajiformes
- Rays and Skates
- tropical
- wide angle
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