Kansas Ray was first seen on February 9, 2016 by James Wing in Kauna’oa Bay. He was a pup with 5 feet across.
WINGSPAN 18+ feet
GENDER Female
SPECIES Mobula Birostris (pelagic)
Kansas Ray
SPECIES
Mobula Alfredi (reef)GENDER
MaleWINGSPAN
7-8 feetMARKINGS
3 long brush strokes, 1 dot aboveIDENTIFIED BY
James WingIDENTIFICATION DATE
02/09/2016Kansas Ray'S MARKINGS
Kansas Ray has 3x longer brush strokes with 1x dot right above.
How was Kansas Ray Named?
Kansas Ray is named after Kansas Henderson, a hotel executive at the legendary Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. We want to acknowledge his efforts to share our knowledge about the Kona manta rays as a passionate advocate for this most beautiful, harmless creature.
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Kansas was seen again on 12/23/23
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