Manta Survey at Komodo National Park
Species
Impacts
Location
Descent: 14:59
Depth: 10 m
Duration: 49 min
- Temp:
- 25 ℃
- Divers:
- 5
- Boats:
- 2
- Current:
- Slight - able to hold position with little effort.
- Notes:
- It was swimming around a small cleaning station, occasionally feeding. We think it was a pregnant female. We encountered a total of 4 mantas, one was around 2 meters and the others at about 2.5 to 3.5 meters.
Team
Reef manta Ray
The reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae, the largest rays in the world. Among generally recognized species, it is the second-largest species of ray, only surpassed by the giant oceanic manta ray
