Sting Ray flying carpet

The absolute best part about sting rays is how gracefully they "fly" through water. Unfortunately, this one has limited room, as it is kept in a pool at the Praia do Forte Projeto Tamar turtle rehabilitation center.

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Ludo Sak

Lion

This ID took me half an hour, I found the species in a study called 'Neotropical Ichthyology' from Grossman of Projeto Tamar. Posted 13 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for the persistence Ludo! I know how occasionally an ID can take quite long yet you just cant let go, because you smell the finish line. Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

It is a beautiful picture. Did you choose for it to be black and white for eastatic reasons or was it necessary? Posted 13 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks. It has some reflections in it so it looked better in black and white, also to have a better contrast with the water. The color photo is of a single color, hard to spot the actual ray :) Posted 13 years ago

The Southern stingray

The southern stingray, ''Dasyatis americana'', is a stingray of the family Dasyatidae found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Western Atlantic Ocean from New Jersey to Brazil. It has a flat, diamond-shaped disc, with a mud brown, olive, and grey dorsal surface and white underbelly . The barb on its tail is serrated and covered in a venomous mucous, used for self defense.

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Similar species: Stingrays And Eagle Rays

Species identified by Ludo Sak