Unfortunate place to hook a Dusky Flathead…
July 6, 2023 13:54
Weligama, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Melanistic manta.
Zelia #750 (Identified by Project Manta - School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland).
https://biomedical-sciences.uq.edu.au/project-manta
'This manta had previously been sighted at Lady Elliot Island, but this was the first recorded sighting at Lady Musgrave Island'.
Field Notes - I caught this school mackerel fishing for bonito