manta researcher photographs manta rays, Hanifaru Bay, Baa Atoll, Maldives

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manta researcher Guy Stevens takes photos of unique individual markings used to identify manta rays, Manta alfredi (formerly Manta birostris ) that are feeding on plankton in Hanifaru Bay, Baa Atoll, Maldives ( Indian Ocean ); Roger Munns films in background

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Size: 3595px × 5402px
Location: Hanifaru Bay, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Republic of Maldives ( Indian Ocean )
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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