Mantelina, butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela) and common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca). As a camouflage, it buries itself in the sandy or muddy bottom, often going unnoticed. Tenerife, fish from the Canary Islands.

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Shooting date : 2024-03-14

Keywords

Species / Species particularity / Fishes particularity / Saltwater fish

Enumeration / Pair

Enumeration / Nobody

Animal / Wild animal / Chordate / Vertebrate / Fish (animal) / Cartilaginous fish / Elasmobranchii / Ray / Spiny butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela)

World sea and ocean / Atlantic Ocean / North Atlantic Ocean / Macaronesia

March (month)

Animal / Wild animal / Chordate / Vertebrate / Fish (animal) / Cartilaginous fish / Elasmobranchii / Ray / Stingray / Stingray (Dasyatis sp) / Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca)

Species / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Data Deficient (IUCN) DD

Species / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Threatened endangered species / Vulnerable (IUCN) VU

Shot / Top view

Environment / Biodiversity

Individual / Stage of development / Adult

Area / Marine area / Sea bottom / Sedimentary bottom

Area / Marine area / Sea / Temperate sea

Europe / European Union / Spain / Canary Islands archipelago / Tenerife

Ambiance / Night

Shot / Underwater shot

Shot / Overview

Shot / High angle view

Species / Species particularity / Risky species / Venemous species

Species / Relation between species / Camouflage

Behavior / Hunt / Lying in wait

Posing

Matter (substance) / Mineral matter / Sand

Enumeration / Several species

Latin keywords

Eukaryota / Opisthokonta / Metazoa / Bilateria / Coelomata / Deuterostomia / Chordata / Vertebrata / Gnathostomata / Chondrichthyes / Elasmobranchii / Euselachii / Batoidea / Myliobatiformes / Gymnuridae / Gymnura

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