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See the majestic manta rays swimming in the waters of Great Barrier Reef, off the eastern coast of Australia
Atlantic manta (Manta birostris)
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Also known as: Mobulidae, devil ray
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manta ray, any of several genera of marine rays comprising the family Mobulidae (class Selachii). Flattened and wider than they are long, manta rays have fleshy enlarged pectoral fins that look like wings; extensions of those fins, looking like a devil’s horns, project as the cephalic fins from the front of the head. Manta rays have short whiplike tails provided, in some species, with one or more stinging spines. Manta rays, related to sharks and skates, are found in warm waters along continents and islands. They swim at or near the surface, propelling themselves by flapping their pectoral fins and, ...(100 of 204 words)

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