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Family Mobulidae
Manta Rays
HAWAII
Manta birostris
Mokumanamana (Necker Island), 30 feet
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Keauhou Bay, Kona, 15 feet |
Mokumanamana (Necker Island), 30 feet
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Kona Village, Hawaii |
Mokumanamana (Necker Island), 30 feet
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Mokumanamana (Necker Island), 30 feet |
Puako, Hawaii
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Puako, Hawaii |
Puako, Hawaii
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MANTA RAY HAHALUA
| Locally common in areas with abundant zooplankton. Color pattern
variable and may reach 20 feet across. The Manta Ray night dive in
Kona is a 'must-dive' experience. |
Family Myliobatidae
Eagle Ray
Aetobatus narinari
Koko Craters, Oahu, 35 feet |
Turtle Canyon, Waikiki, 30 feet
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SPOTTED EAGLE RAY HIHIMANU
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Locally common in areas adjacent to wide expanses of sand including
wrecks around Oahu where they rest. Juveniles are common on sand
flats in Kaneohe Bay. Long tail has several venomous barbs.
To at least 4 feet wide. Worldwide in warm seas.
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Family Dasyatidae
Stingrays
Dasyatis lata
Pacific Beach Hotel
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Kaneohe Bay, Oahu |
Kaneohe Bay, Oahu |
Corsair, Oahu, 105 feet
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Corsair, Oahu, 105 feet |
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BROAD STINGRAY LUPE
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Endemic to Hawaii. Occasional on sand at any depth, most common
in deep water. Tail covered with sharp tubercles. To 4 feet
across. Often misidentified as the Hawaiian Stingray, D.
hawaiiensis, it has a smooth tail.
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EASTERN PACIFIC
Mobula thurstoni
Cabo Pulmo, Baja California, Mexico, 45 feet |
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MOBULA RAY
| Aggregations of these small Manta rays are present at Cabo Pulmo, Baja
California. They often leap high into the air. |
Urobatis halleri
Pelican Rock, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, 30 feet |
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ROUND STINGRAY
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