reef manta rays, Mobula alfredi, filter feeding on plankton attracted by lights set out at night on a surface float, Makako Bay, Keahole, Kona, Hawaii

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reef manta rays, Mobula alfredi, filter feeding on plankton attracted by lights set out at night on a surface float, Makako Bay, Keahole, Kona Coast, Hawaii Island ( the Big Island ), Hawaii, ( Central Pacific Ocean ); manta on bottom right has pectoral fin pierced by a fish hook

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Size: 6384px × 9576px
Location: Kona, Hawaii USA
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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