keralucu
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Where did you find that piece of information? Would be interested in reading more about it. 
Manta Ray/Devil Ray ?
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neilstewart
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Alas Sea Squirt thats the one that got away.
Same old story eh Lady Mantas putting in all that effort. Male Manta proberbly cruising around having a bud.
Neil
Same old story eh Lady Mantas putting in all that effort. Male Manta proberbly cruising around having a bud.
Neil
Only the big one frequents the northern gulf. Interchangeably called the Manta Ray, Devil Ray, and Devilfish. Wingspans recorded up to 22 feet!
Rick
SaltyWhale
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Hi Folks
Just to confirm Iguana Don's posting.
Yes, when Mantas leap out (horizantally on the surface of the water) means it's forcing it's egg's out.
But if it was to leap verticall out of the water (up high), it's ussualy to get rid of parasites tagging on it's body.
Just to confirm Iguana Don's posting.
Yes, when Mantas leap out (horizantally on the surface of the water) means it's forcing it's egg's out.
But if it was to leap verticall out of the water (up high), it's ussualy to get rid of parasites tagging on it's body.
keralucu
Senior Member
Thanks for that little snippet - I do remember having heard that before, but never about the egg "laying"!
Rick - 22 feet? That's enormous! No wonder sailors of old got scared if they saw one of those come flying out of the water... Have you ever seen one (in or out of the water)?
Rick - 22 feet? That's enormous! No wonder sailors of old got scared if they saw one of those come flying out of the water... Have you ever seen one (in or out of the water)?
22' is the largest ever documented by the University of South Alabama. I don't think I've ever seen one that big. (When I was about 14 I saw one jump about six miles out from Perdido bay and at the time I'd have sworn he was 50 feet across! - But I think he was actually in the 12-14 foot wingspan range - still an enormous fish) I have seen them in the water feeding at the surface where at first I thought I was seeing the dorsal fins of two sharks as the wingtips would break the surface of the water. Our last trip to Coz my wife chased one that was in the 12' range - never saw her swim so fast!
I'd peg the largest I've ever seen at 16' - I'm trying to get out to the Flower Gardens in the winter time, where I hear there are often some of the really big boys.
Rick
SaltyWhale
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I've seen one approximately 15' in width.
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