Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray: Worldwide Observations from iNaturalist

  • January: 218

    J

  • February: 253

    F

  • March: 263

    M

  • April: 295

    A

  • May: 241

    M

  • June: 276

    J

  • July: 359

    J

  • August: 247

    A

  • September: 320

    S

  • October: 219

    O

  • November: 241

    N

  • December: 261

    D

Recorded year-round, from 3,193 research-grade observations worldwide.

Observations by destination

Research-grade observations by month at each linked place, from iNaturalist
January

J

February

F

March

M

April

A

May

M

June

J

July

J

August

A

September

S

October

O

November

N

December

D

Komodo Island
January: 16
February: 5
March: 17
April: 26
May: 29
June: 22
July: 38
August: 28
September: 30
October: 21
November: 17
December: 22
Turtle Island
January: 3
February: 7
March: 5
April: 8
May: 10
June: 11
July: 13
August: 14
September: 21
October: 9
November: 3
December: 1
Ari Atoll
January: 6
February: 7
March: 9
April: 5
May: 1
June: 2
July: 1
August: 1
September: 6
October: 6
November: 7
December: 9
Hanifaru Bay Manta and Whale Shark Point
January: 1
February: 3
March: 3
April: 1
May: 3
June: 1
July: 10
August: 7
September: 13
October: 9
November: 4
December: 2
Lady Musgrave Island
January: 0
February: 0
March: 0
April: 5
May: 0
June: 16
July: 15
August: 9
September: 5
October: 0
November: 5
December: 0
Coochiemudlo Island
January: 0
February: 0
March: 5
April: 0
May: 3
June: 0
July: 0
August: 2
September: 2
October: 6
November: 6
December: 4

Peak

Regular

Occasional

Quiet

How to see them

Protecting this species

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Maldives Manta Conservation Programme
Maldives Manta Conservation ProgrammeManta Trust · maldivesmantaconservation.org

The founding project of the Manta Trust and one of the longest-running manta studies in the world, identifying individual rays by their belly spots across 26 atolls.

Research & Technology2 species

Recent sightings

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