dark belly manta?

Wed 25
Apr
2007

Photographer: Yusmar Yahaya

a few of them don’t have that white belly with black spots, they’re the reverse of that. still manta ray?

UserCamera: Olympus SP-350
Location: Bali
Strobe: Sea & Sea YS-110
Taxonomy: Fish

EXIFCamera make: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Camera model: SP350
Date: 22 April 2007
Time: 10:41:52
Exposure Time: 1/125
Aperture: f/4.5
Exposure Bias: 0.00
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 10 mm
Exposure Program: Shutter priority
Exposure Mode: Auto exposure
Metering Mode: Center Weighted Average
Light Source: unknown
White Balance: Auto white balance
Software: Version 1.3

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3 Responses to “dark belly manta?”

Ivan Choong says:
April 26th, 2007 at 00:18:09
Sorry I can’t identify this one as it’s too far away and on the same horizontal view.

However, I can tell you that this seems to be a female. Whether it is black or white underside, they are still manta rays. The only way you can distinguish Mantas from Devil rays are from the location of it’s mouth.

Mantas have their mouths in front while Devil rays have them slightly below.
Mia Aristanti says:
April 26th, 2007 at 13:45:59
how do you know if a manta is male or female?
Ivan Choong says:
April 26th, 2007 at 13:52:50
by looking at their private part…