Reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) appearing to fly in the deep blue of Mayotte's lagoon.

manta alfredi mobula alfredi saltwater fish sea bottom adult alone swim overview underwater shot backlighting blue mayotte three quarter shot underneath shot vulnerable cites appendix 2 may mobula mozambique channel nobody reef manta ray mobula alfredi saltwater fishes sea fish sea fishes salt water fish salt water fishes benthons sea bottoms adults single lonely only solo one lone swimming action swimming overviews global sight global sights full length subaquatic photos subaquatic sights seen under the water photos under the water underwater shots subaquatic image underwater view submarine images submarine sights submarine sight submarine photos submarine photo underwater views submarine photographies submarine photography underwater underwaterphoto underwaterpicture underwaterphotography underwaterphotographies underwaterphotos underwaterpictures backlightings backlit three quarter views three quarter view three quarter shots three quarter sight three quarter sights three quarter length ventral face underneath image underneath sight underneath views underneath sights underneath images ventral faces underneath photo underneath photos underneath shots underneath view vulnerable species with nobody fishes particularity species particularity species marine area area stage of development individual locomotion motion light effect colour comoro islands africa threatened endangered species iucn red list of threatened species convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora cites myliobatidae myliobatiformes batoidea euselachii elasmobranchii chondrichthyes gnathostomata vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota indian ocean world sea and ocean devilray mobula sp ray elasmobranchii cartilaginous fish fish animal vertebrate chordate wild animal animal