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Animal of the dayGiant Oceanic Manta RayChondrichthyesToday's field note
Mobula birostris
Giant oceanic manta rays travel through tropical and temperate seas, filtering zooplankton with broad cephalic fins that guide water toward the mouth. Their slow reproduction and wide-ranging movements leave them exposed to targeted fishing and accidental capture.
Habitat
Ocean
Diet
Carnivore
Family
Mobulidae
Trend
Decreasing
Status
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Featuring Giant Oceanic Manta Ray today
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Manta rays have the largest brain-to-body ratio of any fish.
Their cephalic lobes help scoop food-rich water into the mouth.
Some manta rays leap fully out of the sea in a behavior called breaching.
They often gather at reef cleaning stations where small fish remove parasites.
A newborn manta pup can already have a wingspan of about 4 to 5 feet.
Manta rays do not have a stinging tail like some other rays.
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