Devils in the sky,Komodo(4K)

Devils in the sky is one of the dive site in Myanmar,Andaman sea.I used to dive there long time ago and we spotted school of Devil rays quite often hence the name.
Cannibal rock is world famous dive site in the south of Rinca,Komodo.The dive site named by pioneer diver during survey of the area and they spotted one Komodo dragon eating another in front of what appeared to be a large shallow reef.The dive site covered in yellow and pink soft corals as well as tubastrea and other cup corals.It's so rich of sponge in every color and bouquet of feather star.
The cold nutrient-rich water is probably bring the lush growth within the dive site with water temperatures often falling into 20-24 C in dry season(Jun-Oct) and can get warm and clear water in rainy season.Every square inch of the rock full of color and life of verterbrate and inverterbrate species such like Giant frogfish,Nudibranch galore,Ladybug amphipod,etc.During the dry season it's the cold nutrient-rich and green water so we don't expected much to looking for the stuffs in the blue but actually abundant fish out there.
This film is one of the best dive I had in Cannibal rock.A hundred of Mobula rays(probably Short-fin Pygmy Devil Ray,Mobula kuhlii) roaming to the current split point.They swoop in and out the rock again and again.When I gazed up to the surface the school of Devil Ray blanketed me and reminded me the dive site "Devils in the sky" in Myanmar's sea but this is much larger scale.I spend about 15 minutes in freezing cold 19C water with this phenomenon,filming with the thrill in my heart.It's absolutely one of the best dive in Komodo.
Devil ray is threatened species now.The population rapidly decline due to it's targeted for fisheries in many country included Indonesia.The demand of the Ray's gill raker (same like Manta ray)for chinese medicine market increased in recently decade.This beautiful species have more economic value when it's alive not dead...
Camera info:
Panasonic GH4 + Nauticam housing + Lumix 7-14mm +Lumix 8mm fisheye +2 iTorch Pro 7
Nu Parnupong
Underwater Photographer/Videographer
/ livingdreambynu
www.nuparnupon...

[@BonaDjalins]

Amazing!!! Why oh why it wasn't there when I was in Canibal Rock..
As always! Great clip Nu!

[@LivingdreambyNuParnupong65]

Thanks so much Pak Bona.You have to come back to Komodo again.Each time there's always something amazed you :)

[@tarakanalad4]

a pack of manta, holy shit !!
damn, now i wish i could swim.

[@kahotam7975]

Holy Molly... Is this site better than Manta Point?

[@sakurajeya4039]

Cool

[@danielfernan7]

Great to see so many Mobula kuhlii - any idea what they were feeding on (if they were?)