jerry pipi
Adopted by: Eric Jackson
ID Number: MA-MV-4244
Gender: Male
Date First Sighted: 1st October 2016.
Location of First Sighting: Hanifaru Beyru, Baa Atoll, Republic of Maldives.
Total Number of Sightings: 1
DESCRIPTION & HISTORY
During our first encounter, we estimated that this manta was roughly 2.9 metres in width, from wing-tip to wing-tip. Based on the size of his claspers, we class this manta as a sexually mature adult.
He has a medium-long tail, and a small injury on his right-gill.
ADDITIONAL PHOTOS
Sighted 1st October 2016.
Sighted 1st October 2016. Here you can see the small, yet seemingly insignificant injury sustained to the first of his right gill slits.