To help, here are seven fun facts that will help you tell the two apart, as well as give you additional insight into both species. Once you become more familiar with these two sea creatures, it can be easy to spot the difference. In Australia, there also exist devilrays with a length of just about 24 inch (60 cm). In general, giant manta rays reach a length of about 13-16 feet (4-5 meters). "Through evolutionary history, they have lost their stinger," says McCombs, "but developed several other unique adaptations, including the cephalic lobes (specialized flaps on the front of their face that help them to filter tiny plankton from the water)."Īnother difference: A stingray's mouth is found on the underside of its body, while the mouth of the manta ray is located along the front edge. The record length of 29.8 feet (9.1 meters) is not officially confirmed, yet large specimens can be up to 23 feet (7 meters) long. Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris) swimming underwaterStock Footage. Although relatively understudied for most of the Twentieth century, public awareness and scientific research on these species has increased dramatically in recent years. Manta Ray Eye Close Up - Socorro, San Benedicto Island. They are filter feeders and eat large quantities of zooplankton. Manta Rays are capable of jumping out of water. The giant manta ray is the world’s largest ray with a wingspan of up to 30 feet. Manta Rays have complex feeding maneuvers that involve other specimens. They are not albino, as they still have some pigment (their eyes arent red).
It has a small dorsal fin and the tail is long and whip-like. Manta Rays have the biggest brain-to-body ratio of any cold-blooded fish. The eyes and the spiracles are on the facet of the top behind the cephalic fins, and the gill slits are on the ventral (below) floor. "Unlike manta rays, stingrays have long, thin tails, and many have a small stinger (or barb) near the base of the tail."Ī manta ray, meanwhile, is actually a type of stingray. Manta and devil rays are filter-feeding elasmobranchs that are found circumglobally in tropical and subtropical waters. The biggest known Manta Ray was 5,000 lbs and had a span of 30 ft. Stingrays have flat bodies and large pectoral fins that can either give them a rounded shape or a diamond shape with pointed fins, Erin McCombs, education supervisor for California's Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, says via an email interview. So, what are some other differences? Well let's start with the stingray.
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