Reef Manta Ray Gliding

A reef manta ray, Mobula alfredi, approaching a cleaning station to be cleaned of parasites, Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, South West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

A reef manta ray, Mobula alfredi, swimming over a coral reef, Raja Ampat, South West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

A reef manta ray, Mobula alfredi, swims past the camera showing its white belly with a remora attached, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

A reef manta ray, Mobula alfredi, swims in the blue water column, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

A reef manta ray, Mobula alfredi, cruises from left to right over the corals of south Komodo Island as seen from above, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

A reef manta ray, Mobula alfredi, cruises left to right through a healthy coral reef, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean