Flying Rays...no kidding

The Mobula in the Sea of Cortez. that would be enough to freak you out if one skimmed your head while in you kayaks.

http://www.malbertphoto.com/mobulas1.html

When I was in Baja in the spring of 2005, we saw a bunch of "fish" jumping in the distance. After paddling a mile to catch up with them, it turned out to be a school of Mobula.  They get about 3 ft out of the water and I was able to get within 25 yds of them.  Unfortuneatly, I didn't have the camera with me.  It was cool enough that I wasn't too disappointed that they really weren't the school of dorado working bait I had hoped they were.

Brian

I also ran into a school of them in Baja a couple years ago (playa san raphael, just north of saf francisquito).  I put in before dawn in my touring boat, and came across them in first light.  Thought they were eatin' fish, but ended up just watching for a long while.  I was told they were mantas by the locals, now I know.

Rick