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  • Critically endangered, the strange, ancient-looking Bowmouth Guitarfish, Rhina ancylostoma, shares characteristics of both sharks and rays, with the well-developed tail and fins of the former, as well as ventrally-located mouth and gill openings of the latter.  Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • A snorkeler observes a massive school of munk mobulas, Mobula munkiana.  Magdalena Bay, Mexico, Pacific Ocean
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  • Equipped with ventrally-located mouth and gill openings, along with a sleek body and powerful tail, the cirtically endangered Giant Guitarfish, Rynchobatus djiddensis, is something of a missing link between sharks and rays. Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • Equipped with ventrally-located mouth and gill openings, along with a sleek body and powerful tail, the Giant Guitarfish, Rynchobatus djiddensis, is something of a missing link between sharks and rays. Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    Giant Guitarfish 12x18
  • Equipped with ventrally-located mouth and gill openings, along with a sleek body and powerful tail, the Giant Guitarfish, Rynchobatus djiddensis, appears to be a missing link between sharks and rays. Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • A Giant Manta, Manta birostris, feeds on plankton while cruising just below the surface. The long flaps on either side of its mouth, known as cepahlic lobes, help to funnel water into its mouth so the plankton can be strained out. Narcondam Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
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  • A Giant Manta, Manta birostris, glides with outstretched wings, conjuring images of some giant underwater bird of prey. Mantas actually feed on plankton, which they funnel into their wide mouths with a pair of specialized cepahlic lobes, as seen here.  Andaman Sea.
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  • Sicklefin Devilray, Mobula tarapacana, Roca Partida, Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico, Pacific Ocean
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  • Like some kind of animated pancake, a Black-blotched or Marble Stingray, Taeniura meyeni, glides over a rocky reef, displaying the venomous barb visibile on its ribbon-shaped tail.  Wounds from such barbs are extremely painful and occasionally life-threatening, but are easily avoided. Stingrays are actually among the most gentle and docile of animals, resorting to their barbs only as a last line of defense. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea; Indian Ocean
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  • Black-blotched Stingray, Taeniura meyeni, possibly pregnant, resting on volcanic substrate at Black Magic, Barren Island.  Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
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  • Photographer Chris Huss approaches a Black-blotched Stingray, Taeniura meyeni, resting on volcanic substrate at Black Magic, Barren Island.  Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
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  • A curious Giant Manta, Manta birostris, makes a very close pass. San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico, Pacific Ocean
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  • A Giant Manta, Manta birostris, performs a barrel roll while feeding on plankton just below the surface. Narcondam Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
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  • Sicklefin Devilray, Mobula tarapacana, Roca Partida, Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico, Pacific Ocean
    20180410_Socorro_0010.tif
  • A Black Spotted Stingray, Taeniura meyeni, glides over a rocky reef.  Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
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  • Giant Manta, Manta birostris, pausing to be cleaned by a Clarion Angelfish, Holacanthus clarionensis. The Boiler, San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico, Pacific Ocean
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  • Sicklefin Devilray, Mobula tarapacana, Roca Partida, Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico, Pacific Ocean
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  • The bizarre, ancient-looking Bowmouth Guitarfish, Rhina anclystoma, shares characteristics of both sharks and rays, with the streamlined body, tall fins and powerful tail of the former, as well as the ventrally-located mouth and gill openings of the latter. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • painted anglerfish, Antennarius pictus, perched among sponges and algae. Dumaguete, Dauin, Negros, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
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  • Freckled frogfish, Antennarius coccineus, Witu Islands, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean
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  • Robust Soldierfish, Myripristis robusta, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean
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  • Female Squarespot Anthias, Pseudanthias pleurotaenia, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean
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  • A diver swims above a thriving coral reef, including barrel sponge, soft corals and various reef fish. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean
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  • White Bonnet Anemonefish, Amphiprion leucokranos, with eggs. Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
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  • This Tahitian Stingray, Himantura fai, is being cleaned by a pair of Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse, Labroides dimidiatus. A perfect example of symbiosis, the relationship benefits both parties; the wrasses make an easy meal of any parasites while the ray is relieved of bothersome pests. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • A squadron of Jenkins Whiprays, Himantura jenkinsii, swim in tight formation. While usually found resting on the bottom, stingrays are actually very graceful swimmers, propelling themselves with a rippling, undulating motion. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • Primarily nocturnal, Spotfin Lionfish, Pterois antennata, move into the open at dusk to feed. Like all members of the scorpionfish tribe, they are equipped with sharp, hollow fin rays that can inject a powerful venom, used for self-defense. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • A squadron of Indian Lionfish, Pterois muricata, team up to herd a school of baitfish into a compact mass, making them easier prey. Like all members of the scorpionfish family, lionfish are equipped with venomous fin rays, used for self-defense. Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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