Spotted Eagle Ray
by Bob Slitzan
Title
Spotted Eagle Ray
Artist
Bob Slitzan
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This 3 foot across ray with a 4 foot thin tail was gliding along the embankment where I take my walk. A magnificent creature. [Wikipedia] This ray can be identified by its dark dorsal surface covered in white spots or rings. Near the base of the ray's relatively long tail, just behind the pelvic fins, are several venomous, barbed stingers. Spotted eagle rays commonly feed on small fish and crustaceans, and will sometimes dig with their snouts to look for food buried in the sand of the sea bed. These rays are commonly observed leaping out of the water, and on at least two occasions have been reported as having jumped into boats, in one incident resulting in the death of a woman in the Florida Keys. The spotted eagle ray is hunted by a wide variety of sharks. The rays are considered near threatened on the IUCN Red List. They are fished mainly in Southeast Asia and Africa, the most common market being in commercial trade and aquariums. They are protected in the Great Barrier Reef.
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March 5th, 2016
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