Natural History Wanderings

Good News Network reported

Usually when scientists announce the discovery of a new species, it’s some small brown frog, a gnarly spider in a rainforest you’ll never visit, or a new sea-something.

But Earth still has some curveballs to throw at us—like a new species of manta ray, just the third known in the world.

These large fish belong to the suborder Elasmobranchii, which contains sharks, rays, and skates. Graceful and curious, the genus was thought to just contain two species: the giant oceanic manta (Mobula birostris) and the reef manta (Mobula alfredi).

Read more  Scientists Identify a New Manta Ray Species, Just the Third Known in the World