manta ray
Noun
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Extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes;
Usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned (synset 101502732)is a type of: ray - cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral finssubtypes:- atlantic manta, manta birostris - largest manta (to 22 feet across wings); found worldwide but common in Gulf of Mexico and along southern coasts of United States; primarily oceanic
- devil ray, mobula hypostoma - small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools
belongs to: family mobulidae, mobulidae - large rays lacking venomous spines: mantas
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