Giant manta rays look like birds when flapping their long fins up and down. Most rays swim with wavelike movements of their wings. Sometimes giant manta rays also jump several meters up out of the water to shake off the pesky parasites when diving into the water surface again. They don’t harm their “hosts” but rather help them to get rid of parasites by feeding on them. Suckerfish (a species from the bass family) latch on sharks and rays with the suction plate on their heads. Giant manta rays do not take care of their personal hygiene themselves. Giant Oceanic Manta Rays Get Cleaned By Other Fish They only feed on plankton, are rather tame and (other than the stingray) not poisonous. Who would be surprised to hear that sailors told horror stories about them in the 18th and 19th century? Yet, giant manta rays are completely harmless. Giant oceanic manta rays have a long sting-like tail, are huge and swim through the oceans as noiselessly as bats. Giant Oceanic Manta Ray - Photo: wildestanimal/Shutterstock Behavior Are Giant Oceanic Manta Rays Dangerous? They “swallow” the water with their mouth to filter out the plankton. Giant manta rays cross the oceans searching for plankton and therefore can often be seen slightly below the water surface close to coral reefs. Diet What Do Giant Oceanic Manta Rays Eat? The giant manta was named for its dark colored back, which makes it look like it has a blanket on it. They look like small horns and have earned the genus the name "devil ray" (also because of their size). Right in front of their eyes, they have two movable head fins. Giant oceanic manta rays belong to the Mobula family and are more commonly known as giant manta rays. Worldwide, particularly coasts, reefs and rocky shores
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