Endangered· population decreasing· assessed 2022

Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

Sighting evidence at Manta Reef Inhambane, Inhambane

Larger oceanic mantas visit opportunistically between November and February when offshore productivity spikes, dwarfing their reef cousins with wingspans exceeding 5 metres. These individuals tend to pass through rather than linger at the cleaning station, making sightings more fleeting but even more dramatic. Encounters occur most reliably at dawn when the animals move inshore to feed on surface plankton aggregations.

Evidence at this site

0 records within 25 km

Confidence: low

No date on file

How is this calculated?

Sighting evidence is compiled from iNaturalist observation records within a set proximity radius, filtered for quality-grade observations. “Last confirmed” is the date of the most recent research-grade record. Record count covers a rolling 24-month window. Confidence reflects record count, recency, and consistency of seasonal signal.

Oceanic Manta Ray

Evidence at this site

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