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Kona Manta Ray Identification Project
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 Photo by Bob Jensen - 2006/04/09 |
| Number: | 101 | |
| Name: | Keniki | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Current Size: | 4' | |
| Last Sighting: | September 13, 2009 | |
| First Size: | 4' | |
| First Sighting: | April 9, 2006 | |
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Bob Jensen spotted this manta in 2006 off of Vito's while diving with his wife and a friend. You can see that she has a hook and line around her left cephalic fin. Keniki is Hawaiian for Denise and is named after Bob's wife and dive buddy.
UPDATE: At the time it was first identified, Keniki was a young manta (pup), not sexually mature and therefore identified as a female. In September 2009 however, we received new photos and she is actually a he! Now, 3.5 years later, Keniki's claspers have started to appear as seen in the photo at left so Keniki is now listed as a male manta.