“Identifying critical habitat is an important step for manta ray conservation in the ... but is casually called the Caribbean manta ray or the Atlantic manta ray, which is the name she prefers.

In 2018, a diver sent Pate a photo of a manta that turned out to be a sicklefin devil ray (M. tarapacana) — the first confirmed sighting of this species in the western Atlantic Ocean.

Incredible video captured the moment a huge manta ray swam under—and splashed—a paddleboarder over the weekend in the waters off of Honeymoon Island State Park. Local drone operator John ...

Based on photographs of real manta ray configurations, the researchers studied different formations of three manta rays: in tandem, in a triangular setup with one manta ray in front leading two ...

“Identifying critical habitat is an important step for manta ray conservation in the region ... to be formally identified but is casually called the Caribbean manta ray or the Atlantic manta ray, ...