eagle ray
Spotted ocean glider
Eagle rays are a family of large, graceful rays with pointed snouts, long whip-like tails, and broad pectoral fins that resemble wings.
They swim by flapping these fins in a motion similar to bird flight, often leaping from the water.
Most species have distinctive spotted patterns on their backs.
We watched spotted eagle rays gliding over the reef.
Engineless aerial movement
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- undulatingMoving in waves
- flappingRapid wing motion
- cruisingMoving at relaxed pace
leaping · breaching · graceful · fluid · sweeping · majestic · effortless · hovering
Calcium carbonate marine structures
- tropical watersSeas near the equator
- coastalOf the shoreline
- Indo-PacificCombined ocean region
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
seagrass beds · sandy bottoms · lagoons · estuaries · warm seas · oceanic · pelagic · benthic
Seen or patterned
- dappledMarked with spots
- white spotsColorless marks on background
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
- patternedHaving repeated decorative designs
Fish steering appendages
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
- cartilaginousComposed of flexible connective tissue
- spiraclesExternal respiratory apertures
Seeking wild food sources
Large flat cartilaginous fish
- skateGliding boot or flatfish
- guitarfishRay with elongated body
- sawfishRay with tooth-edged snout
gliding
Engineless aerial movement
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- undulatingMoving in waves
- flappingRapid wing motion
cruising · leaping · breaching · graceful · fluid · sweeping · majestic · effortless · hovering · migration
coral reefs
Calcium carbonate marine structures
- tropical watersSeas near the equator
- coastalOf the shoreline
- Indo-PacificCombined ocean region
Caribbean · seagrass beds · sandy bottoms · lagoons · estuaries · warm seas · oceanic · pelagic · benthic
spotted
Seen or patterned
- dappledMarked with spots
- white spotsColorless marks on background
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
pectoral fins
Fish steering appendages
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
- cartilaginousComposed of flexible connective tissue
- spiraclesExternal respiratory apertures
foraging
Seeking wild food sources
jumping · social · migratory · filter-feeding
manta
Large flat cartilaginous fish
- skateGliding boot or flatfish
- guitarfishRay with elongated body
- sawfishRay with tooth-edged snout
- eagle rays
- Cartilaginous Fishshark, sharks, skate, skates, great white shark
- rayssunray, giant manta
- electric fishelectric eel, knifefish, stargazer
- reef lifeanemone, sea anemone, anemones, brain coral, fire coral
- Skateice skate, roller skate, inline skate, skateboard, longboard