Yesterday's stingray seems pretty small in comparison to the giant manta ray that soared over us today. From wing-tip to wing-tip, the manta was about 8 feet across. Quite a spectacular fish, and the first that I have seen while diving. The manta feeds on plankton, as it curls and uncurls the outer edges of its large mouth.
We encountered the manta in less than 15 feet of water, over a sandy bottom. It had one remora and two whitefin sharksuckers (also in the remora family) associated with it.
As it flew by us, I was struck by how much it resembled a stealth fighter jet.
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