Spotted eagle ray above Chien Tong wreck St. Eustatius

Spotted eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari (video: Learning by action)

Saltwaterfish. Stingrays. Numerous white spots and circular markings over dark back. White underside. Pronounced head with flattened, tapered snout. Long, thin tail with one to five venomous spines at base.

- Southern Stingray Dasyatis americana

Size: 1.2 to 2.5 m, Max 2,40 m
Colour: Numerous white spots and circular markings over dark back. White underside. 
Shape: Smooth disk is twice as wide as it is long. Pronounced head with flattened, tapered snout.
Fins: Long, thin tail with one to five venomous spines at base.

BES-eilanden: Bonaire and St. Eustatius

Spotted eagle ray above Chien Tong wreck St. Eustatius Spotted eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari (video: Learning by action)

[Niels Schrieken, march 2014]

- DeLoach, N., & Humann, P. (2002). Reef Fish Identification - Florida Caribbean Bahamas - 3th Edition. New World Publications, Inc.

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