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Manta rays can grow much bigger than stingrays. Mantas can grow up to 23 feet while stingrays can grow up to 6.5 feet.
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Are manta rays bigger than stingrays?
yes
What fish is ray?
Stingrays, Manta rays and...BAT rays are fishes related to sharks!
What are some kinds of rays you have heard of?
Some types of rays include manta rays, stingrays, and electric rays.
How can you tell if a ray is a manta ray or a stingray?
Stingrays have barbed stingers that can reach up to 14 inches in length. Manta rays do not have a sting barb. Manta rays are the larger species, reaching between 18 and 23 feet in width depending on the subspecies.
What manta rays eat?
Manta rays are huge flat fish that are related to sharks and stingrays. Because of their size, the only predators they have are sharks, killer whales, and humans.
Are sharks the only thing that eat stingrays?
Sharks are not the only consumers of stingrays. Oddly enough, humans have been known to feed on them as well. Stingrays are often consumed in parts of Asia, and are commonly prepared as grilled.
What are a manta rays?
Manta rays are large, cartilaginous, salt water fish in the Elasmobranchii subclass which includes sharks and skates The manta ray is the largest of the rays. They can typically be found in and around coral reefs feeding on plankton and fish larvae. To learn more about manta rays, see the Related Links.
What is the collective noun for a group of manta rays?
I've heard the term for a group of manta rays to be "A fever of manta rays"
Are stingrays cold-blooded?
Sting rays and manta rays are part of the class chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes), which is mostly ectothermic, or cold-blooded. A few types of sharks are at least somewhat warm-blooded, and can at least partially control their blood temperature, but rays cannot.
When was The Manta Rays of Time created?
The Manta Rays of Time was created in 2000.
Do stingrays live near coral reefs?
Yes, manta rays do live on coral reefs and this is a preferred habitat for them. They also prefer warm and tropical water.
Are manta rays predators or prey or both?
MANTA RAYS ARE CARNIVORS.
