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Manta alfredi sp.
Black back and white below, about 5m in width, horizontally flattened body with eyes on the head sides, triangular pectoral fins, horn-shaped cephalic fins and large forward-facing mouths.
Spotted at Manta Point (Dive site) nearby Taman Nasional Komodo, mantas are found in warm temperate, subtropical and tropical waters.
Listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Myliobatiformes Family: Myliobatidae Subfamily: Mobulinae Genus: Manta
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