Manta ray, Komodo National Park, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

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Manta rays congregate in areas where strong currents are funnelled through reefs. These areas concentrate plankton on which mantas feed. Mantas also congregate at cleaning stations, where small wrasse and butterflyfish clen parasites from the surface of the rays. Tourism is now a major business in the Komodo National Park. Divers visit the park using liveaboard boats operating out of Bali, or from the port of Labuan Bajo on Lombok. The Komodo National Park is home to the unique Komodo Dragon, but also has some remarkable marine life. Cold upwellings from the Indian Ocean to the south bring plenty of nutrients, providing food for a spectacular array of different species.

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Location: Komodo National Park, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
Photo credit: © Matthew Oldfield Underwater Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: behaviour, birostris, butterflyfish, cleaner, cleaning, indonesia, komodo, manta, marine, national, nusa, park, ray, station, tenggara, underwater, wideangle