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Family Mobulidae

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Manta alfredi

Mokumanamana (Necker Island), 30 feet

 

Keauhou Bay, Kona, 15 feet

Mokumanamana (Necker Island), 30 feet

 

Kona Village, Hawaii

Mokumanamana (Necker Island), 30 feet

 

 

Puako, Hawaii

 

Kona, Hawaii

Kona, Hawaii

    COASTAL MANTA RAY    HAHALUA

Locally common in coastal areas with abundant zooplankton.  Mouth area white, spots between gill slits.  The Manta Ray night dive in Kona is a 'must-dive' experience.  Pelagic Manta, M. birostris,  has black around mouth, no spots between gill slits.