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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
Mobula birostris
Giant oceanic manta rays funnel plankton-rich water through their mouths using two flexible head fins.
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Specimen notes
Where it lives and what it eats
- Habitat
- Open ocean, productive coastlines, and offshore islands
- Diet
- Plankton and small schooling fish
- Geographic range
- Tropical and temperate oceans worldwide
- Scientific name
- Mobula birostris
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