Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum). Aka Common Nurse Shark. Over under split shot at sunset near South Bimini Island, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.
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Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), hunting for scraps in the river mouth at Hawks Nest Resort and Marina, Cat Island, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.
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Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum). Aka Common Nurse Shark. Over under split shot at sunset near South Bimini Island, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.
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Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum). Aka Common Nurse Shark, Chinchorro Atoll, Mexico, Caribbean Sea.
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Pacific Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma unami). A newly described species that was previously considered to be a variant of the Atlantic Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum). Playa del Coco, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean.
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Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum). Aka Common Nurse Shark, Chinchorro Atoll, Mexico, Caribbean Sea.
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Shortfin Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus). Aka Blue Pointer. Considered the fastest shark in the sea. Cabo San Lucas, Baja, Mexico, Eastern Pacific.
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Shortfin Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus). Aka Blue Pointer. Considered the fastest shark in the sea. Cabo San Lucas, Baja, Mexico, Eastern Pacific.
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Shortfin Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus). Aka Blue Pointer. Considered the fastest shark in the sea. Cabo San Lucas, Baja, Mexico, Eastern Pacific.
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Shortfin Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus). Aka Blue Pointer. Considered the fastest shark in the sea. Cabo San Lucas, Baja, Mexico, Eastern Pacific.
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Shortfin Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus). Aka Blue Pointer. Considered the fastest shark in the sea. Cabo San Lucas, Baja, Mexico, Eastern Pacific.
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Shortfin Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus). Aka Blue Pointer. Considered the fastest shark in the sea. Cabo San Lucas, Baja, Mexico, Eastern Pacific.
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Japanese Butterfly Ray - (Gymnura japonica) - with diver. gymnuridae, Pacific Ocean, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
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Japanese Butterfly Ray - (Gymnura japonica). gymnuridae, Pacific Ocean, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
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Japanese Butterfly Ray - (Gymnura japonica). gymnuridae, Pacific Ocean, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
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Japanese Butterfly Ray - (Gymnura japonica). gymnuridae, Pacific Ocean, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
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Japanese Butterfly Ray - (Gymnura japonica). gymnuridae, Pacific Ocean, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
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Pacific Eagle Ray (Aetobatus laticeps). A recently described species from the Eastern Pacific. Previously thought to be synonymous with Aetobatus narinari. Malpelo Island, Colombia.
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Pacific Eagle Ray (Aetobatus laticeps). A recently described species from the Eastern Pacific. Previously thought to be synonymous with Aetobatus narinari. Malpelo Island, Colombia.
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Spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus ocellatus). A wide ranging eagle ray from the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean. Previously considered conspecific with the whitespotted eagle ray, aetobatus narinari. Nuku Hiva, Marquesa Islands, French Polynesia.
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Spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus ocellatus). A wide ranging eagle ray from the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean. Previously considered conspecific with the whitespotted eagle ray, aetobatus narinari. Nuku Hiva, Marquesa Islands, French Polynesia.
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Spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus ocellatus). A wide ranging eagle ray from the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean. Previously considered conspecific with the whitespotted eagle ray, aetobatus narinari. Nuku Hiva, Marquesa Islands, French Polynesia.
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Whitespotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari). Inhabits coastal regions of the tropical eastern and western Atlantic includng the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Image from Andros Island in the Bahamas.
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Whitespotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari). Inhabits coastal regions of the tropical eastern and western Atlantic includng the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Image from Andros Island in the Bahamas.
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Spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus ocellatus). A wide ranging eagle ray from the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean. Previously considered conspecific with the whitespotted eagle ray, aetobatus narinari. Nuku Hiva, Marquesa Islands, French Polynesia.
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Spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus ocellatus). A wide ranging eagle ray from the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean. Previously considered conspecific with the whitespotted eagle ray, aetobatus narinari. Nuku Hiva, Marquesa Islands, French Polynesia.
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Japanese Sleeper Ray (Narke japonica) Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
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Japanese Sleeper Ray (Narke japonica) Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
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Japanese Sleeper Ray (Narke japonica) Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
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Japanese Sleeper Ray (Narke japonica) Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
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Japanese Sleeper Ray (Narke japonica) Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
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Bullseye Electric Ray (Diplobatis ommata). Aka Pacific Dwarf Numbfish. Coiba Island, Panama, Eastern Tropical Pacific.
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Bullseye Electric Ray (Diplobatis ommata). Aka Pacific Dwarf Numbfish. Sea of Cortez, Mexico, Eastern Tropical Pacific.
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Bullseye Electric Ray (Diplobatis ommata). Aka Pacific Dwarf Numbfish. Sea of Cortez, Mexico, Eastern Tropical Pacific.
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Pacific Torpedo Ray (Tetronarce californica) Aka Pacific electric ray, Farnsworth Bank, Catalina Island, Eastern Pacific.
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Pacific Torpedo Ray (Tetronarce californica) Aka Pacific electric ray, Farnsworth Bank, Catalina Island, Eastern Pacific.
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Pacific Torpedo Ray (Tetronarce californica) Aka Pacific electric ray, Farnsworth Bank, Catalina Island, Eastern Pacific.
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Pacific Torpedo Ray (Tetronarce californica) Aka Pacific electric ray, Farnsworth Bank, Catalina Island, Eastern Pacific.
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Pacific Torpedo Ray (Tetronarce californica) Aka Pacific electric ray, Farnsworth Bank, Catalina Island, Eastern Pacific.
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Yellowspotted Fanray (Platyrhina tangi). A species of thornback ray from the northwestern Pacific including Vietnam Taiwan, China, Korea and Japan.
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Yellowspotted Fanray (Platyrhina tangi). A species of thornback ray from the northwestern Pacific including Vietnam Taiwan, China, Korea and Japan.
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Yellowspotted Fanray (Platyrhina tangi). A species of thornback ray from the northwestern Pacific including Vietnam Taiwan, China, Korea and Japan.
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Yellowspotted Fanray (Platyrhina tangi). A species of thornback ray from the northwestern Pacific including Vietnam Taiwan, China, Korea and Japan.
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Cortez Electric Ray (Narcine entemedor). Aka Giant Electric Ray. San Benedicto Island, Socorro, Revillagigedo Archipelago, Eastern Pacific.
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Cortez Electric Ray (Narcine entemedor). Aka Giant Electric Ray. San Benedicto Island, Socorro, Revillagigedo Archipelago, Eastern Pacific.
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Cortez Electric Ray (Narcine entemedor). Aka Giant Electric Ray. Male pursuing female before mating. San Benedicto Island, Socorro, Revillagigedo Archipelago, Eastern Pacific.
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Cortez Electric Ray (Narcine entemedor). Aka Giant Electric Ray. San Benedicto Island, Socorro, Revillagigedo Archipelago, Eastern Pacific.
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Cortez Electric Ray (Narcine entemedor). Aka Giant Electric Ray. San Benedicto Island, Socorro, Revillagigedo Archipelago, Eastern Pacific.
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