For a long time, manta rays were considered a single species.
In 1868, Australian Museum director Gerard Krefft suggested a second species, though, it was only in 2009 that a paper confirmed the reef manta ray as a valid species distinct from the giant oceanic manta ray.
A recent study has now confirmed - there’s a third species of manta ray gracefully gliding through the seas.
by Shreya Dasgupta
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Third manta ray species confirmed in western Atlantic
There’s a third species of manta ray gracefully gliding through the seas, a recent study has confirmed. Researchers have named the newly describe...