Reef Manta Ray
Mobula alfredi
Sighting evidence at Labuanbajo Night Reef, Flores
Photo: Luis P. B. · CC BY-NC
Reef mantas are year-round residents in the Labuanbajo channel system, visiting dedicated cleaning stations on the outer reefs in the hour before and after sunrise and sunset when cleaner wrasse activity peaks. The Komodo channel funnels rich currents through the area, and mantas are regularly seen in groups of 5 to 20 feeding at the surface during plankton blooms. Their accessibility from Labuanbajo — cleaning stations are 10 to 15 minutes by boat — makes this one of the easiest manta encounters in Indonesia.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Reef Manta Ray is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.