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2 unusual facts about Manta ray


Donsol, Sorsogon

Manta rays, which are also protected in the Philippines, are also over fished and sold in local markets in the Sorsogon area.

Kirra, Queensland

A popular diving area with sea-life including Manta rays and Wobbegongs has been buried over since the pumping started.


Brain-to-body mass ratio

Sharks have one of the highest for fish alongside manta rays (although the electrogenic elephantfish has a ratio nearly 100 times higher - about 1/34, which is slightly higher than that for humans).

Gregory Colbert

Elephants, whales, manatees, sacred ibis, cranes, eagles, gyrfalcons, Rhinoceros Hornbills, cheetahs, leopards, African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus), caracals, baboons, eland, meerkats, gibbons, orangutans, penguins, pandas, polar bears, lions, giant Pacific manta rays, and saltwater crocodiles are among the animals he has filmed and photographed.

Straw Millionaire

Similarly to the above example, Japanese game Gloria Union features an optional trading quest in which the hero Ishut trades a series of flags emblazoned with different fish, finally exchanging the last flag for a manta ray cape.

SX SJM

The guitar does not fit in a standard Strat case because of its unusual shape which is reminiscent of the manta ray, ex-video game character Glover and retains elements of the Eye of Horus.

Tradeoffs for locomotion in air and water

Rajiform: seen in rays, skates, and mantas when thrust is produced by vertical undulations along large, well developed pectoral fins.

Wolf Island

The marine life of Wolf Island includes: schooling Hammerhead, Galapagos and occasionally Whale sharks, as well as Green Turtles, Manta Rays and other pelagic fish.


see also

Giant oceanic manta ray

In the James Bond movie “Licence to Kill” a manta ray over-cover is used to disguise Bond as a fish when he is infiltrating Krest’s ship.

The Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants includes an antagonist/secondary character named Man-Ray, a super villain based on the manta ray who acts as a nemesis to the series' superheroes Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.