136 pictures found
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Reproduction. Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) mating. Fish from the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Reproduction. Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) mating. Fish from the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela) wrapped in a cloud of sand smelt (Atherina presbyter) and stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) . Image taken at night time.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela) wrapped in a cloud of sand smelt (Atherina presbyter) and stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) . Image taken at night time. As a camouflage, the butterfly ray buries itself in the sandy or muddy bottom, often going unnoticed. Tenerife, fish from the Canary Islands.
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Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) -In the image you can clearly see a bulge on the back dorsal part: it is a pregnant female. Its reproduction is
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) -In the image you can clearly see a bulge on the back dorsal part: it is a pregnant female. Its reproduction is ovoviviparous. It is a pregnant female. In the Canary Islands it is the smallest species of stingray, reaching a maximum width of 1.40 meters. It has the ability to bury itself in the sandy bottom. It has a sting in its tail to defend itself from predators. Fish from the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) -In the Canary Islands it is the smallest species of stingray, reaching a maximum width of 1.40 meters. It has
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) -In the Canary Islands it is the smallest species of stingray, reaching a maximum width of 1.40 meters. It has the ability to bury itself in the sandy bottom. It has a sting in its tail to defend itself against predators. Fish from the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Mantelina, butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela) and common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca). As a camouflage, it buries itself in the sandy or muddy bottom,
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
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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Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen) stirring the sand in search of food, attracting a shoal of fusilier fish (Caesio sp). Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen) stirring the sand in search of food, attracting a shoal of fusilier fish (Caesio sp). Mayotte
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Reproduction. Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) mating. In the image you can see a female (already pregnant) surrounded and "harassed" by
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Reproduction. Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) mating. In the image you can see a female (already pregnant) surrounded and "harassed" by several males. Fish from the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Reproduction. Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) mating. In the image you can see a female (already pregnant) surrounded and "harassed" by
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Reproduction. Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) mating. In the image you can see a female (already pregnant) surrounded and "harassed" by several males. Fish from the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Reproduction. Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) mating. In the image you can see a female (already pregnant) surrounded and "harassed" by
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Reproduction. Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) mating. In the image you can see a female (already pregnant) surrounded and "harassed" by several males. Fish from the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Reproduction. Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) mating. Fish from the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Reproduction. Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) mating. Fish from the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca). Tenerife., Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca). Tenerife., Canary Islands.
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Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) Tenerife., Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) Tenerife., Canary Islands.
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Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) inside Gruta azul dive site, eastern coast of Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) inside Gruta azul dive site, eastern coast of Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
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Thorntail stingray aka Black stingray (Dasyatis thetidis) in very
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Thorntail stingray aka Black stingray (Dasyatis thetidis) in very shallow water, Hamelyn Bay, Western Australia, Indian Ocean.
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Southern Stingray, Hypanus americanus. A member of the dasyatidae family. Gun Cay, Bimini, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Southern Stingray, Hypanus americanus. A member of the dasyatidae family. Gun Cay, Bimini, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.
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Mouth detail of a Southern Stingray, Hypanus americanus. A member of the dasyatidae family. Gun Cay, Bimini, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Mouth detail of a Southern Stingray, Hypanus americanus. A member of the dasyatidae family. Gun Cay, Bimini, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.
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Mouth detail of a Southern Stingray, Hypanus americanus. A member of the dasyatidae family. Gun Cay, Bimini, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Mouth detail of a Southern Stingray, Hypanus americanus. A member of the dasyatidae family. Gun Cay, Bimini, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.
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Southern Stingray, Hypanus americanus. A member of the dasyatidae
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Southern Stingray, Hypanus americanus. A member of the dasyatidae family. Stingray City, Grand Cayman, Caribbean Sea.
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Southern Stingray, Hypanus americanus. A member of the dasyatidae family. Over under at Gun Cay, Honeymoon Harbour, Bimini, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Southern Stingray, Hypanus americanus. A member of the dasyatidae family. Over under at Gun Cay, Honeymoon Harbour, Bimini, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.
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Southern Stingray, Hypanus americanus. A member of the dasyatidae family. Over under at Gun Cay, Honeymoon Harbour, Bimini, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Southern Stingray, Hypanus americanus. A member of the dasyatidae family. Over under at Gun Cay, Honeymoon Harbour, Bimini, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.
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Southern Stingray, Hypanus americanus. A member of the dasyatidae
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Southern Stingray, Hypanus americanus. A member of the dasyatidae family. Over under at Gun Cay, Honeymoon Harbour, Bimini, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.
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Southern Stingray, Hypanus americanus. A member of the dasyatidae family. Tiger Beach, Little Bahama Bank, Caribbean Sea.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Southern Stingray, Hypanus americanus. A member of the dasyatidae family. Tiger Beach, Little Bahama Bank, Caribbean Sea.
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Southern Stingray, Hypanus americanus. A member of the dasyatidae family. Tiger Beach, Little Bahama Bank, Caribbean Sea.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Southern Stingray, Hypanus americanus. A member of the dasyatidae family. Tiger Beach, Little Bahama Bank, Caribbean Sea.
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Red stingray, Hemitrygon akejai. Previously described as Dasyatis akajei. Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Red stingray, Hemitrygon akejai. Previously described as Dasyatis akajei. Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
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Red stingray, Hemitrygon akejai. Previously described as Dasyatis akajei. Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Red stingray, Hemitrygon akejai. Previously described as Dasyatis akajei. Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
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Red stingray, Hemitrygon akejai. Previously described as Dasyatis akajei. Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Red stingray, Hemitrygon akejai. Previously described as Dasyatis akajei. Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
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Red stingray, Hemitrygon akejai. Previously described as Dasyatis akajei. Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Red stingray, Hemitrygon akejai. Previously described as Dasyatis akajei. Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
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Red stingray, Hemitrygon akejai. Previously described as Dasyatis akajei. Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Red stingray, Hemitrygon akejai. Previously described as Dasyatis akajei. Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
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Oriental Bluespotted Maskray, Neotrygon orientalis. Previously grouped with Neotrygon Kuhlii. Collectively referred to as Dasyatis kuhlii before
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Oriental Bluespotted Maskray, Neotrygon orientalis. Previously grouped with Neotrygon Kuhlii. Collectively referred to as Dasyatis kuhlii before being redescribed. Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
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Longtail Stingray, dasyatis longus, Isla Iguana, Panama, Eastern Pacific Ocean.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Longtail Stingray, dasyatis longus, Isla Iguana, Panama, Eastern Pacific Ocean.
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Longtail Stingray - Hypanus longus - with whitetip reef sharks - Triaenodon obesus. This ray was previously Dasyatis longa. Socorro Island, Mexico,
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Longtail Stingray - Hypanus longus - with whitetip reef sharks - Triaenodon obesus. This ray was previously Dasyatis longa. Socorro Island, Mexico, Eastern Pacific.
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Longtail Stingray - Hypanus longus - with whitetip reef sharks -
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Longtail Stingray - Hypanus longus - with whitetip reef sharks - Triaenodon obesus. This ray was previously Dasyatis longa. Socorro Island, Mexico, Eastern Pacific.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Longtail Stingray, Hypanus longus. Previously Dasyatis longa. Socorro Island, Mexico, Eastern Pacific.
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Longtail Stingray, Hypanus longus. Previously Dasyatis longa. Socorro Island, Mexico, Eastern Pacific.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Longtail Stingray, Hypanus longus. Previously Dasyatis longa. Socorro Island, Mexico, Eastern Pacific.
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Longnose Stingray, Hypanus guttatus. Previously named Dasyatis gutata. Livingston, Gulf of Guatemala, Caribbean Sea.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Longnose Stingray, Hypanus guttatus. Previously named Dasyatis gutata. Livingston, Gulf of Guatemala, Caribbean Sea.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Longnose Stingray, Hypanus guttatus. Previously named Dasyatis gutata. Livingston, Gulf of Guatemala, Caribbean Sea.
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Diamond Stingray, Dasyatis dipterura, Loreto, Baja, Sea of Cortez, Eastern Pacific.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Diamond Stingray, Dasyatis dipterura, Loreto, Baja, Sea of Cortez, Eastern Pacific.
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Common Stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca. Los Gigantes, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Eastern Atlantic Ocean.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Common Stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca. Los Gigantes, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Eastern Atlantic Ocean.
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Common Stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca. Los Gigantes, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Eastern Atlantic Ocean.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Common Stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca. Los Gigantes, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Eastern Atlantic Ocean.
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Blue stingray, Dasyatis chrysonota, Wild Coast, South Africa, Indian Ocean.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Blue stingray, Dasyatis chrysonota, Wild Coast, South Africa, Indian Ocean.
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Blue-spotted skate (Neotrygon sp), Siladen Island, Bunaken Marine National Park, Northern Sulawesi, Indonesia.
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Blue-spotted skate (Neotrygon sp), Siladen Island, Bunaken Marine National Park, Northern Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Roughtail Stringray (Dasyatis centroura),Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic Ocean
© Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
© Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
Roughtail Stringray (Dasyatis centroura),Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic Ocean
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Roughtail Stringray (Dasyatis centroura),Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic Ocean
© Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
© Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
Roughtail Stringray (Dasyatis centroura),Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic Ocean
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Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca), Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic Ocean
© Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
© Gérard Soury / Biosphoto
Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca), Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic Ocean
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Roughtail stingray (dasyatis centura). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Roughtail stingray (dasyatis centura). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
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Diamond stingray (Dasyatis brevis) with Longspined porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Diamond stingray (Dasyatis brevis) with Longspined porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen) hiding on a sandy bottom, Lagoon of New Caledonia.
© Nicolas-Alain Petit / Biosphoto
© Nicolas-Alain Petit / Biosphoto
Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen) hiding on a sandy bottom, Lagoon of New Caledonia.
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Southern stingray (Dasyatis americana) in sand, Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Southern stingray (Dasyatis americana) in sand, Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba