Distribution: circumtropical (distributed throughout the tropical seas and oceans of the planet). Common at some specific snorkeling spots in Hawaii, Fiji, Seychelles, Indonesia and in the Tuamotu Islands.
at Hanifaru Bay (Maldives) © anton_fox
at Pointe Ta’ihi (Tahiti and the Society Islands) © poisson-chatrlotte
at Pointe Ta’ihi (Tahiti and the Society Islands)
at Lady Elliot Island (Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef) © ajvessen
at Vilamendhoo (Maldives) © bruno56
at Maupiti’s Manta Ray Cleaning Station (Tahiti and the Society Islands) © cajoux
at Maupiti’s Manta Ray Cleaning Station (Tahiti and the Society Islands) © maupiti60
at Raja Ampat Biodiversity Resort (Indonesia) © kayleejamieson
at Whale Shark Point (Maldives) © dominique
at Manta Ray Passage (Fiji) © pcamus
at Keauhou Bay (Big Island)
at Lady Elliot Island (Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef)
at Velidhu (Maldives) © aurelie
at St Anne Marine Park (Seychelles) © tinoumer
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