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Title: Mantas Feeding. Maldives.
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A group of manta rays (Manta birostris) feeding on a dense patch of plankton aggregated above a coral ridge. Note how its has curled its cephalic fins around into a funnel for the food. Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.
- Baa atoll
- Batoidea: Batoids
- Cartilaginous Fishes: Chondrichthyes
- coral reef
- Devil Rays: Mobulidae
- Elasmobranchs: Elasmobranchii
- Fishes
- Hani Faru
- Indian Ocean
- Maldives
- manta ray: Manta birostris
- Marine Life
- Rajiformes
- Rays and Skates
- tropical
- wide angle
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