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No, it’s not a monster, the kind you see in the movies. Even if, seeing it like this is still scary. So afraid. Both by size and by weight, 450 kilos. We are talking about the giant manta ray found dead last night on the seabed of Cala.
To take advantage of the huge fish, from the family of myliobatidae and “related” to sharks, it was perhaps a fishing boat that dragged it to the marina. According to a first hypothesis, in fact, it would seem unlikely that it would arrive alone. The manta ray was hoisted by a crane of the firefighters, who intervened after a signal reached the operating room. Later, the corpse of the animal was transferred to the Zooprophylactic Institute.
The “devil of the sea” or Mediterranean blanket – scientific name Mobula mobular – It is a cartilaginous fish that is very widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and in the eastern Atlantic, from the coasts of Ireland to the waters of southern Portugal, including the Canary Islands and the Azores. It lives on the continental shelves, not far from coasts and islands, and has a vertically compressed body with two huge pectoral fins, which resemble wings. The tail is thin and elongated, formed by a thorn that can be used as a defense weapon. The eyes are on the back while on the belly are the mouth and gills. It can reach the maximum size of 5.2 meters.
