Niv Froman scans a reef manta ray in Raa Atoll, Maldives, with the contactless ultrasound unit. Photograph by Guy Stevens, Manta Trust.

For a reef manta ray like this one swooping in the Indian Ocean near the Maldives, motion is life. Like many shark species, a manta ray must constantly move to avoid sinking and to keep oxygen ...

The reef manta ray has a wingspan of up to five metres. This slow-growing species starts to mature at nine to 13 years of age (male) and 13 to 17 years of age (female).

Photographer Kristian Laine was freediving recently off the southernmost island of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef when a bright pink manta ray glided by. He thought for sure that his camera was ...

Incredible video captured the moment a huge manta ray swam under—and splashed—a paddleboarder over the weekend in the waters off of Honeymoon Island State Park. Local drone operator John ...

The reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) is a tough swimmer. They can travel hundreds of kilometers to feed themselves. The longest recorded movement for an individual reef manta ray was 1,150km, ...

Ocean-dwelling sharks and rays, including the majestic reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi), have declined globally by an estimated 71% since 1970 due to fishing.But a new study of reef manta rays in ...

John said a marine biologist helped him identify it as a reef manta ray, one of the largest ray species in the world, and not common in Florida. This one was spotted off Honeymoon Island at around ...

The reef manta ray has a wingspan of up to five metres. This slow-growing species starts to mature at nine to 13 years of age (male) and 13 to 17 years of age (female).

Yanchoris said he conferred with a marine biologist, who identified the specimen as a reef manta ray. Get local news you need to know to start your day with NBC 6's News Headlines newsletter.