Scientific name: Mobula japanica
Size: Up to 9.8 feet wingspan
Color: Dark blue dorsal, dorsal face, white ventral
Distinguishing feature: A ventral mouth in the center of two straight cephalic horns (not like the manta). You can see a white spot at the end of the dorsal fin.
Where did we see it: French polynesia, Maldives
Scientific name: Mobula japanica
Size: Up to 9.8 feet wingspan
Color: Dark blue dorsal, dorsal face, white ventral
Distinguishing feature: A ventral mouth in the center of two straight cephalic horns (not like the manta). You can see a white spot at the end of the dorsal fin.
Where did we see it: French polynesia, Maldives
This ray is frequently seen in a shoal, from two to a few hundred.
It can also be seen jumping out of the sea water.
There are 9 different species of mobula rays, which are differentiated by details or by their geographical area. However, it is difficult to define these because the species are very similar.
Some sharks can stay motionless on the sand (white tips reef sharks, nurse sharks, etc.).
These sharks don't have to swim to bring oxygen to their gills like other sharks (grey, hammerheads tc.)
The tiger shark has slender marks similars to the lines of tigers, hence its name.
When it is juvenile, these marks are round and not vertical. They change when it grows.
The whale shark is the largest fish in the world!
Some whales are larger, but they are mammals, not fish!
