Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

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)
└Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Elasmobranchii (Class)
  └Batoidea (Infraclass)
   └Myliobatiformes (Order)
    └Mobulidae (Family)
     └Mobula (Genus)

Sharks & Rays
Manta Rays

Reef Manta Ray

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