Photographers have photographed what is the difference between a rare manta ray and a ray

Brazilian photographer Devardo Pinheiro reportedly photographed a manta ray while diving in the Wiglia Cigedo Islands in Mexico, with a strange black-and-white pattern on its back that resembles a human skull.

Pinheiro caught the manta ray at a depth of nearly 40 meters, and the black and white pattern on its back is very rare, resembling a human skull, and the wingspan is also 7 meters wide.

What is the difference between a manta ray and a ray

Manta rays, also known as manta rays and blanket rays. It belongs to the cartilaginous fish family , Manta ray family , and it contains two genera , the genus Anterior manta ray and the manta ray genus. The body is diamond-shaped and more than 6 m wide. The body is bluish brown. Large deductions. Under the eyes, can look sideways and down. On the side of the head there are 1 pair of pectoral fins differentiated, protruding forward. The dorsal fin is small and the pectoral fin is wing-shaped. The tail is slender and whip-like, with tail spines. Usually benthic life, but sometimes ascending surface cruising, and do long-distance migration, agile action. Feeds on planktonic crustaceans and small fish. ovoviviparous. It is found in tropical and temperate seas, and China is found in the East China Sea, the South China Sea and the coast of Taiwan. Common ones include the Japanese manta ray and the double-snouted manta ray. The liver is rich in fat and can be refined into fish oil.

In 2011 manta rays have been listed in international conventions--- Convention on the Protection of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has classified manta rays as "endangered".

What is the difference between manta rays and rays?

Rays are a group name for cartilaginous fish in the order Ray and Ray, a variety of flat-bodied cartilaginous fish. Manta rays are rays of the order Ray, that is, manta rays are a type of ray, the largest species of rays. The most obvious difference from the average ray is that the body is diamond-shaped, and there are two prominent head fins in front of the head that are differentiated from the pectoral fins. Many rays have round bodies.