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Urogymnus asperrimus
Pale gray to dark brown with numerous thorns on surface; scattering of white spots; ovate disc with humped central portion, tail about equal to disc length. Solitary, often partially buried in sand. Saw this one partially buried in sandy bottom, quite large, easily 1.5 meter wide, was not able to get better picture to show the thorns on its back.
New Organism to Project Noah. They are considered rare among Stingray species and we were fortunate to see 2 of them during my recent trip to Maldives.
Spotted on Mar 14, 2017
Submitted on Apr 1, 2017
9 Comments
Thanks, @Pililla and @Leuba for your kind words and support :)
Well done and thanks for sharing this treasure Albert.
Thanks, @Daniele for another SOTD :)
Thanks too, @Mark, @Felix and @triggsturner :)
Congrats Albert. Great find!
Another fantastic shot! Congrats.
Magic Albert. Thanks.
We're staying underwater today with this rare Porcupine Ray as our Spotting of the Day! Congratulations Albert!
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Thanks for your appreciation, @Daniele :)
Thanks for sharing yet another rare organism to Project Noah Albert! We hope to see more from your recent Maldives trip :-)