Akari Ray

Akari Ray was identified on March 30, 2014 by Ron Jourden just north of Manta Heaven. She was a pup and approximately 4-5 feet wide but she has now matured to 8-9 feet wing tip to wing tip.

SPECIES

Mobula Alfredi (reef)

GENDER

Female

WINGSPAN

8-9 feet

MARKINGS

Seahorse + "X" + 5 dots

IDENTIFIED BY

Ron Jourden

IDENTIFICATION DATE

03/30/2014

Akari Ray'S MARKINGS

One of Akari Ray's markings resembles a seahorse, plus a big "X" and 5x smaller dots.

How was Akari Ray Named?

She is named after Ron’s daughter “Akari” who lives in Japan.

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