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Manta Ray food chain
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The Manta Ray (Manta birostris) is the largest species of ray in the family, Myliobatidae.Manta Rays are the gentle giants of the deep which being only sharks and whales larger then them. Their names evolves from exotic Spain which means cloth or wrap.
Humans
Humans are at the top of the food chain and mostly kill Manta rays for commercial fishing . Manta rays are popularly known to be found in chinese medicine.Humans also eat sharks, whales and rays as they can be found in seafood dishes.
Sharks
Whales
Sharks are one of the most powerful predators on earth.Although sharks favour to eat Manta rays both creatures have a few behavouristics in common
Whales eat manta rays if they come past them, mostly in migration.But only few breeds tend to like them.Whales as well as sharks are hunted for their meat and can be put in soups.
Manta Ray
Manta Ray Food Chain
Large shrimp
Angelfish
Small fish and Cardinal Tetra
The cardinal tetra and the other small fish eats plankton and small plants.
Shrimps are omnivorous and their main diet is plankton algae and even dead plants or small animals floating past.
The angelfish's main diet are cardinal tetra although they can eat plankton or any fish which fits in their mouth.
Plankton
Plankton being at the bottom of the food chain, are any small organisims drifting through the sea which eat sun energy that is formed by the process of photosynthesis .Manta Rays eat Zoo plankton which are small crustaceans whichfloat in the water. Zoo plankton are very poor swimmers and are unable to keep adrift with the oceans current when swimming unlike Shrimps.