A New Manta in the Atlantic: Meet Mobula Yarae
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A New Manta in the Atlantic: Meet Mobula yarae
The ocean holds many secrets — and sometimes it takes decades to uncover them. Marine scientists have now officially recognized a new manta ray species, Mobula yarae, found only in Atlantic waters. It is now the third recognized species of manta ray. Researchers had suspected it existed for over 15 years, and now, after years ... Read more The post A New Manta in the Atlantic: Meet Mobula yarae appeared first on Oceana.


A new species of mantaray has been discovered by science in the Atlantic. It is the Mobula yarae, the third species of this group of animals known on the planet. Therefore, it is a powerful finding that helps enrich the biodiversity of tropical waters. The study with the data of the discovery has been published in the journal Environmental Biology of Fishes.The identification of the Mobula yarae is the culmination of more than a decade of work l…
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