Manta
Pacific Research Foundation
Kona Manta Ray Identification Project
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 Photos by Grover Jeane |
| Number: | 13 | |
| Name: | Ruby Jeane | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Current Size: | 12feet | |
| Last Sighting: | Jul 20, 2002 | |
| First Size: | unknown | |
| First Sighting: | Apr 26, 1996 | |
Ruby
Jeane is
a large female about 12' across and was first identified on April 26, 1996.
Ruby Jeane's right wing is badly scarred on the rear edge and the tip is
twisted and deformed as seen in the below left photo. During March and April
1997, we observed a remora living inside her mouth. She was named after
the photographer's mother. Although Mrs. Ruby Jeane passed away in 1997,
Ruby Jeane the manta ray continues to show up periodically at the Kona Surf
site each year. Ruby Jeane was seen at "Ridges" in July of 2002.