Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Reef Manta Ray
Mobula alfredi
Reef Manta Ray
Also known as: Coastal Manta Ray
Category: Manta Rays
Scientific Name: Mobula alfredi
Synonyms: Manta alfredi
Size: 6 to 18 ft. (1.8 to 5.5 m)  
Depth: 0-40 ft. (0-12 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Elasmobranchii (Class)
   └Batoidea (Infraclass)
    └Myliobatiformes (Order)
     └Mobulidae (Family)
      └Mobula (Genus)
       └M. alfredi (Species)

Sharks & Rays
Manta Rays

Reef Manta Ray

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