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Yellow Stingray

Urobatis jamaicensis

Description:

Photo take at -40 ft in a Caribbean reef. Small stingray growing no more than 36 cm. It has a nearly circular pectoral fin disc slightly longer than wide, with a short, obtuse snout. The eyes are immediately followed by the spiracles. There is a narrow curtain of skin between the nostrils, with a fringed posterior margin. The mouth is nearly straight and contains a transverse row of 3–5 papillae on the floor.The tail is stout and flattened, comprising less than half the total length, and terminates in a small, leaf-shaped caudal fin about a quarter high as long. Wikipedia.

Habitat:

Found from Florida all the Caribbean sea to Brazil.

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4 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Thanks Karen, Lealiki and Cindy!

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Wonderful!

LealikiKanoa
LealikiKanoa 12 years ago

I don't have words to express how much I love these photos!!!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Great spot! I don't dive but I have "petted" stingrays at the Georgia aquarium & they are very friendly & seem to enjoy the human contact.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Spotted by
Gerardo Aizpuru

Mexico

Spotted on Mar 28, 2012
Submitted on Mar 28, 2012

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