The Manta is the largest amongst the family of rays. It van reach a length of 6-7 meters. Mostly the manta ray has a dark back and a white belly, sometimes with black dots on its belly. But there are also manta rays with an almost black belly.
Manta Rays have evolved from bottom-feeders to filter feeders who swim around the water column filtering the food out of the water. Besides its head the Manta has two big fins. These are used to direct the food to its mouth in between. When relaxing these fins can be curled besides its head.
One of the best places to enjoy the beauty of the Manta Ray is along one of the many cleaning stations. During their travel along the see mantas risk being bitten by sharks or they will face small parasites who attach themselves to the manta. At the cleaning stations several cleaner fish come together. The Manta swims around these stations as the cleaner fish reach out and clean the wounds or remove the parasites. Because of the fact that the manta will swim around the cleaning station for some time you will get enough time to enjoy these beautiful animals.
