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Manta Ray

Manta birostris

Description:

Manta ray cruising above reef.

Habitat:

Near shore tropical waters; coral reef ecosystem.

Notes:

Spotted about 40 feet deep off of Molokini in a sheltered reef area inside a breached tuff cone. Original media photoprints, which were subsequently scanned and images saved as digital files.

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2 Comments

Allen Hoof
Allen Hoof 12 years ago

Thank you. They might have been better, but by the time I got around to scanning them, about 25 years had passed. In the interim, the photos had deteriorated: color shift, fading, etc. Photoshop helped me restore the images somewhat.

johan.mudas
johan.mudas 12 years ago

great pic..sir

Allen Hoof
Spotted by
Allen Hoof

Hawaii, USA

Spotted on Jul 10, 1984
Submitted on Dec 3, 2011

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