X-Wing (K2Kell)

SPECIES

Mobula Alfredi (reef)

GENDER

Female

WINGSPAN

4-5 feet

MARKINGS

Meerschaum Pipe and Plumeria

IDENTIFIED BY

Lindsay Price-Friend

IDENTIFICATION DATE

03/05/2023

X-Wing (K2Kell)'S MARKINGS

X-Wing has a set of spots that come together to make a meerschaum pipe next to a plumeria flower surrounded by many other spots.

How was X-Wing (K2Kell) Named?

This manta was first seen at the dive site Pyramid Pinnacle on March 3rd, 2023. K2Kell Ray was named after Captain Kelly, who drove the boat the day this ray was identified. She is now a regular at Kauna’oa Bay and has been nicknamed X-Wing.

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