Manta ray (Manta birostris)

Species information

Manta ray swimming above reef © Jurgen Freund / naturepl.com	Ventral view of a manta ray © Kurt Amsler / www.ardea.com	Manta ray, ventral view © Taketomo Shiratori / www.nhpa.co.uk
Manta ray swimming with remora attached © David Hall / naturepl.com	Manta ray with remora attached © Taketomo Shiratori / www.nhpa.co.uk	Manta ray swimming over reef with remora on ventral surface © Howard Hall / www.osfimages.com
Dorsal view of a manta ray © Taketomo Shiratori / www.nhpa.co.uk	Dorsal view of manta ray with sea lion in background © Taketomo Shiratori / www.nhpa.co.uk	Symbiotic remora attached to giant manta ray © Jeff Rotman / naturepl.com
Manta ray swimming with symbiotic remoras attached © Jeff Rotman / naturepl.com	Manta ray leaping out of sea. Possibly displaying cleaning behaviour © Doc White / naturepl.com	Manta ray feeding on plankton at night © Howard Hall / www.osfimages.com
Manta ray showing cephalic lobes unfurled for feeding © Doc White / naturepl.com	Manta rays in line feeding at water surface © Georgette Douwma / naturepl.com	Two manta rays feeding at the surface of the water © David Fleetham / naturepl.com
Manta ray swimming with cephalic lobes furled © Francis Abbott / naturepl.com	Rarely photographed Manta ray 'mating scrum' © Tim Davies/www.timkdavies.co.uk	Manta ray courtship aggregation © Tim Davies/www.timkdavies.co.uk
Manta ray entangled in a fishing net © David Fleetham / naturepl.com