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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris) over an artificial (tire) reef off Maui, Hawaii. Also known as Devilfish, Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Two Giant Oceanic Manta Rays intersect as they feed on plankton at night off the Kona coast, Hawaii. Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Three Giant Oceanic Manta Rays intersect as they feed on plankton at night off the Kona coast, Hawaii. Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Two Giant Oceanic Manta Rays intersect as they feed on plankton at night off the Kona coast, Hawaii. Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Showing close detail of the gill slits of a Manta feeding on plankton at night off the Kona coast, Hawaii. Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Two Giant Oceanic Manta Rays intersect as they feed on plankton at night off the Kona coast, Hawaii. Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Showing close detail of the gill slits of a Manta feeding on plankton at night off the Kona coast, Hawaii. Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Two Giant Oceanic Manta Rays intersect as they feed on plankton at night off the Kona coast, Hawaii. Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris) feeding on plankton at night off the Kona coast, Hawaii. Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Three Giant Oceanic Manta Rays intersect as they feed on plankton at night off the Kona coast, Hawaii. Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris) at a cleaning station. Also known as Devilfish. Found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris) at a cleaning station. Also known as Devilfish. Found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris) entangled in, and towing, a fishermans net. Photo taken at Yap, Micronesia. Manta's are found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Also known as Devilfish. Found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs. Photo taken off Hawaii.
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris) at a cleaning station. Also known as Devilfish. Found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs.
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The Divers (MR) underwater lights attract planktonic food to an area where Giant Oceanic Manta Rays (Manta birostris) frequently feed at night. The Big Island, Hawaii, USA
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The Divers (MR) underwater lights attract planktonic food to an area where Giant Oceanic Manta Rays (Manta birostris) frequently feed at night. The Big Island, Hawaii, USA
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Also known as Devilfish. Found in tropical waters throughout the world, mostly around coral reefs. Photo taken off Hawaii.
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Reef Manta Ray (Manta alfredi). Also known as Devilfish and Devilray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific in tropical and subtropical waters, but also recorded in the tropical east Atlantic. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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Reef Manta Ray (Manta alfredi). Also known as Devilfish and Devilray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific in tropical and subtropical waters, but also recorded in the tropical east Atlantic. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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Reef Manta Ray (Manta alfredi), hovering over a man-made reef of car tires . Also known as Devilfish and Devilray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific in tropical and subtropical waters, but also recorded in the tropical east Atlantic. Photo Maui, Hawaii
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Reef Manta Ray (Manta alfredi). Also known as Devilfish and Devilray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific in tropical and subtropical waters, but also recorded in the tropical east Atlantic. West Maui, Hawaii, USA.
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Diver observing Reef Manta Ray (Manta alfredi). Also known as Devilfish and Devilray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific in tropical and subtropical waters, but also recorded in the tropical east Atlantic. West Maui, Hawaii, USA.
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Reef Manta Ray (Manta alfredi), with mouth open and feeding on planktonic at night off the Big Island, Hawaii, USA.
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Diver observing Reef Manta Ray (Manta alfredi). Also known as Devilfish and Devilray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific in tropical and subtropical waters, but also recorded in the tropical east Atlantic. West Maui, Hawaii, USA.
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Reef Manta Ray (Manta alfredi). Also known as Devilfish and Devilray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific in tropical and subtropical waters, but also recorded in the tropical east Atlantic. West Maui, Hawaii, USA.
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Diver observing Reef Manta Ray (Manta alfredi). Also known as Devilfish and Devilray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific in tropical and subtropical waters, but also recorded in the tropical east Atlantic. West Maui, Hawaii, USA.
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Reef Manta Ray (Manta alfredi). Also known as Devilfish and Devilray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific in tropical and subtropical waters, but also recorded in the tropical east Atlantic. West Maui, Hawaii, USA.
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Reef Manta Ray (Manta alfredi). Also known as Devilfish and Devilray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific in tropical and subtropical waters, but also recorded in the tropical east Atlantic. West Maui, Hawaii, USA.
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A sound recording device from the University of Hawaii anchored on a reef off the Big Island, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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Mixed rubbish, including plastics, washed ashore on the north side of the island of Molokai, Hawaii, USA.
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Mixed rubbish, including plastics, washed ashore on the north side of the island of Molokai, Hawaii, USA.
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Mixed rubbish, including plastics, washed ashore on the north side of the island of Molokai, Hawaii, USA.
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Mixed rubbish, including plastics, washed ashore on the north side of the island of Molokai, Hawaii, USA.
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Mixed rubbish, including plastics, washed ashore on the north side of the island of Molokai, Hawaii, USA.
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Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi). This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean, and listed on the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered.
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Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi). This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean, and listed on the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered.
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Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi). This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean, and listed on the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered.
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Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi). This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean, and listed on the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered.
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Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi). This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean, and listed on the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered.
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Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi). This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean, and listed on the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered.
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Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi), mother with pup. This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean, and listed on the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered.
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Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi). This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean, and listed on the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered.
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Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi). This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean, and listed on the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered.
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Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi). This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean, and listed on the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered.
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Nudibranch (Melibe engeli). This nudibranch is often sighted in beds of calcarious algae (Halimeda kanaloana). Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus longimanus). This oceanic shark is found worldwide in tropical and temperate seas. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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Diver photographing an Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus longimanus). This oceanic shark is found worldwide in tropical and temperate seas. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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