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Striped Stingaree (Trygonoptera ovalis). Albany, Western Australia
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Masked Stingaree (Trygonoptera personata). Rottnest Island. Western Australia
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Stingaree - possibly a hybrid of Banded Stingaree (Urolophus cruciatus) and Yellowback Stingaree (Urolophus sufflavus). Found along the New South Wales coast, particularly around Jervis Bay, Australia.
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Blotched fantail Stingray (Teiniura meyeni). Also known as Black-blotched Stingray, Black-spotted Stingray and Giant reef Ray. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen) - buried in sand. Also known as Banana-tail Ray, Fantail Ray and Feathertail Stingray. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Smooth Stingray (Dasyatis brevicaudata) - over sea grass. Also known as Short-tail Stingray. Southern Australia
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Blotched Fantail Stingray (Teiniura meyeni). Also known as Black-blotched Stingray, Black-spotted Stingray and Giant Reef Ray. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Scuba Diver observing Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen). Also known as Banana-tail Ray, Fantail Ray and Feathertail Stingray. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Blue-spotted Maskray (Dasyatis kuhlii). Also known as Blue-spotted Stingaree and Blue-spotted Stingray. Queensland, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Blue-spotted Fantail Stingray (Taeniura lymma). Found on sandy bottoms in the vicinity of coral reefs throughout the Indo-west Pacific Region. Also known as Blue-spotted Lagoon Ray, Blue-spotted Ribbontail Ray, Lagoon Ray, Lesser Fantail Ray and Reef Ray.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Blue-spotted Maskray (Dasyatis kuhlii), also known as Blue-spotted Stingaree and Blue-spotted Stingray - sifting (feeding) through shell-grit sea bed, with a female Crimson-banded Wrasse (Notolabrus gymnogenis) hovering. Solitary Island, NSW, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Close detail of a Stingray poison barb, protruding from the tail of the ray. Photo taken from a specimen captured off Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
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Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen). Also known as Fantail Ray, Feathertail Stingray, Banana-tail Ray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific from Red Sea to Australia, also Melanesia & Micronesia. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen), resting in the shallows close to shore. Also known as Fantail Ray, Feathertail Stingray, Banana-tail Ray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cowtail Stingrays (Pastinachus sephen), foraging in the shallows close to shore. Also known as Fantail Ray, Feathertail Stingray, Banana-tail Ray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen), emerging from a sandy bottom. Also known as Fantail Ray, Feathertail Stingray, Banana-tail Ray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen), emerging from a sandy bottom. Also known as Fantail Ray, Feathertail Stingray, Banana-tail Ray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen) and Brown Whipray (Himantura sp.), foraging in the shallows close to shore. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen), resting in the shallows as a storm approaches. Also known as Fantail Ray, Feathertail Stingray, Banana-tail Ray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen), resting in the shallows close to shore. Also known as Fantail Ray, Feathertail Stingray, Banana-tail Ray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen), resting in the shallows as a storm approaches. Also known as Fantail Ray, Feathertail Stingray, Banana-tail Ray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Swimmer standing in the shallows next to a Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen). Also known as Fantail Ray, Feathertail Stingray, Banana-tail Ray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Swimmer standing in the shallows next to a Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen). Also known as Fantail Ray, Feathertail Stingray, Banana-tail Ray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pink Whiprays (Himantura fai). Found throughout tropical Australian waters from North West Cape (WA) to Stradbroke Island (Qld). Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pink Whiprays (Himantura fai). Found throughout tropical Australian waters from North West Cape (WA) to Stradbroke Island (Qld). Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pink Whiprays (Himantura fai). Found throughout tropical Australian waters from North West Cape (WA) to Stradbroke Island (Qld). Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen), emerging from a sandy bottom. Also known as Fantail Ray, Feathertail Stingray and Banana-tail Ray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen), emerging from a sandy bottom. Also known as Fantail Ray, Feathertail Stingray and Banana-tail Ray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen), emerging from a sandy bottom. Also known as Fantail Ray, Feathertail Stingray and Banana-tail Ray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen). Also known as Fantail Ray, Feathertail Stingray, Banana-tail Ray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific from Red Sea to Australia, also Melanesia & Micronesia. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen). Also known as Fantail Ray, Feathertail Stingray, Banana-tail Ray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific from Red Sea to Australia, also Melanesia & Micronesia. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen). Also known as Fantail Ray, Feathertail Stingray, Banana-tail Ray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific from Red Sea to Australia, also Melanesia & Micronesia. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pink Whipray (Himantura fai), perfectly camouflaged whilst nestled in sand. Found throughout tropical Australian waters from North West Cape (WA) to Stradbroke Island (Qld). Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pink Whipray (Himantura fai), perfectly camouflaged whilst nestled in sand. Found throughout tropical Australian waters from North West Cape (WA) to Stradbroke Island (Qld). Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen), perfectly camouflaged whilst nestled in sand. Also known as Fantail Ray, Feathertail Stingray and Banana-tail Ray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pink Whipray (Himantura fai), perfectly camouflaged whilst nestled in sand. Found throughout tropical Australian waters from North West Cape (WA) to Stradbroke Island (Qld). Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pink Whipray (Himantura fai), perfectly camouflaged whilst nestled in sand. Found throughout tropical Australian waters from North West Cape (WA) to Stradbroke Island (Qld). Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pink Whipray (Himantura fai), perfectly camouflaged whilst nestled in sand. Found throughout tropical Australian waters from North West Cape (WA) to Stradbroke Island (Qld). Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pink Whiprays (Himantura fai). Found throughout tropical Australian waters from North West Cape (WA) to Stradbroke Island (Qld). Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pink Whiprays (Himantura fai). Found throughout tropical Australian waters from North West Cape (WA) to Stradbroke Island (Qld). Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pink Whiprays (Himantura fai). Found throughout tropical Australian waters from North West Cape (WA) to Stradbroke Island (Qld). Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen). Also known as Fantail Ray, Feathertail Stingray, Banana-tail Ray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific from Red Sea to Australia, also Melanesia & Micronesia. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pink Whiprays (Himantura fai). Found throughout tropical Australian waters from North West Cape (WA) to Stradbroke Island (Qld). Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen), perfectly camouflaged whilst nestled in sand. Also known as Fantail Ray, Feathertail Stingray and Banana-tail Ray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen). Also known as Fantail Ray, Feathertail Stingray, Banana-tail Ray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific from Red Sea to Australia, also Melanesia & Micronesia. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen), perfectly camouflaged whilst nestled in sand. Also known as Fantail Ray, Feathertail Stingray and Banana-tail Ray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen). Also known as Fantail Ray, Feathertail Stingray, Banana-tail Ray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific from Red Sea to Australia, also Melanesia & Micronesia. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pink Whiprays (Himantura fai). Found throughout tropical Australian waters from North West Cape (WA) to Stradbroke Island (Qld). Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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