Sentences with phrase «mobula manta»

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«We think this was a rather large cartilaginous fish, possibly related to living filter - feeding rays such as Manta and Mobula,» Maisey said.

Having full boats all week with divers from the Gili Islands, U.K, France and Malaysia who all come from for Hammerheads and Mobula Rays were over the moon to run into the Manta.

Further out is Gordo Banks, a seamount about 8 miles from shore that delivers schooling hammerheads, whale sharks, mobula and manta rays, dolphin and bait balls pursued by marlin.

The rest of the region abounds with everything from sea lions and fur seals, to manta, mobula and eagle rays, sea turtles, and even penguins.

From flights of mantas and mobula rays to funnel clouds of jacks and snapper, the ocean teems with life.

In addition to the possibility of big shark encounters schools of mobula rays and manta rays are frequently seen throughtout the archipelago.

Dolphins, manta rays, reef sharks, giant trevallies, mobula rays circling the boat lights at night, a brooding jawfish with a mouthful of eggs, pygmy seahorses, frogfish, ghost pipefish, very healthy reef fish life and innumerable crustaceans and invertebrates.

Named The Passage, this dive site is a current highway with plankton rich water which means mantas can be seen feeding here along with mobula rays as well as tuna and jacks.

The mantas are there all year round and sometimes divers see the oceanic, and other times they see smaller mobula rays.

Humpback and false killer whales, over five species of dolphin, white tipped reef sharks, bull sharks, giant pacific manta rays, mobula rays, southern sting rays, spotted eagle rays, green sea turtles, snappers, king angels, moorish idols, trumpet fish, scorpion fish, various types of eels, spiny lobster, octopus, huge schools of barracuda, jacks, grunts, and much more.

There are also other species of marine animals other than Whales and Dolphins that may be encountered including; Mobula Rays, Sea Lions, Seals, Manta Rays, Sea Turtles, Sharks, Frigates, Brown Footed Boobies, Blue Footed Boobies, Osprey, Cormorants and many, many more!

The Passage can be a great site for manta rays and mobula rays and also makes a stunning night dive.

Encounter great and small whale species, whale sharks, manta and jumping mobula rays, and sea lion colonies.

Swimming with sea lions and manta rays and the mobula Ray night dive.

Highlights include: manta rays, mobula rays, wobbegongs, grey reef sharks, Napoleon wrasse, painted frogfish, octopus, Spanish dancers and mandarinfish.

Giant mantas and a close cousin, mobula rays, are said by WildAid to be «highly valued in Chinese traditional medicine for their gill rakers... used for trapping food particles when filter - feeding.