#leopard whipray

[respect-the-locals]

Daily Ray Fact:

The Leopard Whipray occurs in the Indo-West Pacific. This is a large stingray that can reach 13.5 feet in length, including its tail (up to three times the body length), and will grow to about 4.5 feet in width. The newborn pups, on average, are about 8 inches wide.

[aquatark]

Wild Channel Intro - Manoa Lai Main

Endless Ocean, Nintendo Wii

wide angles like these put into perspective how large the manoa lai sea really is~

[manta-ray-space]

im sad this account hasnt been updated in 11 years :(

Leopard whipray - Himantura leoparda

Encountered in the Indo-Pacific from South Africa to Australia, the leopard whipray has a striking pattern of dark brown rings on its dorsal side that gave it its name. Like all species in the Himantura genus, known as the whiprays, it has a very long, thin tail that lacks a dorsal or caudal fin and can measure more than three times the length of its disc. Adults can reach approximately 5.9ft in width and a total length of about 13ft with an intact tail. Due to confusion with the closely related honeycomb and reticulate whiprays, the leopard whipray is not well known. It is heavily fished in parts of Indonesia for its meat and possibly other parts using bottom trawls, tangle nets, and longlines, and has not been classified by the IUCN at this time.

[dailymarinefish]

day 78, 11/04/24 - fish of the day is the leopard whipray (Himantura leoparda)

[suedeandsunshade]

Queen of The Seas

"Before God made you, He knew you, there is no one else like you."

I wrote this poem at the beginning of my Bible journey, or my journey period. Honestly, you can’t look at the natural world and tell me there is no God behind the makings of everything this planet has to offer. When I wrote this, I was thinking of the leopard-print stingrays (called Leopard Whiprays) I saw at the aquarium with my friends. These creatures captivated me like a little girl, the same…

[eric-hohl]

[mostlyghostly42]

Leopard Whipray Illinois!

[roseapodaca]

#Leopard Lust: oh yes I freaked at the sight of this leopard #whipray. Took coming to Australia to learn of them. Sadly this little-known species is listed as vulnerable, in large part due to humans. Of course. #leopardofthesea #sealife #marinelife #leopardwhipray #stingray #diamondshape #holiday #SunshineCoast #lavieenrose https://www.instagram.com/p/BztvuxDphPb/?igshid=aydb8fyls097

[respect-the-locals]

Daily Ray Facts:

*No rays were harmed during the outing. It was for teaching purposes, then promptly released.*

Southern Stingrays are a species of whiptail ray (like the Leopard Whipray). Large, mature southern stingrays have been known to reach sizes of nearly five feet wide, with tails reaching sizes longer than they are wide. They obtain oxygen from the water using its gills, but its habit of burying its mouth in the sediment provides an obstacle to passing water from its mouth to the gill cavity. This species solves that problem by pumping water through specialized openings – called spiracles – that are located on the top of the head, just behind the eyes.

(photos provided by me from a sharks and rays class, boat trip. Decent photo of that whip tail in action.)

[aquatark]

Wild Channel Intro - Manoa Lai Main

Endless Ocean, Nintendo Wii

it's always random sailfin tangs that ruin the flow of my photos... what's a person to do

[awwsocuteanimals]

Guy saving a beached Leopard whipray

[tigerunterwasser-com]

29.06.17

Leopard-Stechrochen / Reticulate Whipray / Himantura uarnak / Small Giftun - Hurghada - Red Sea / Aquarius Diving Club

[attractthecrows]

I found a bunch of saved pictures from the Baltimore aquarium so here my favorites are the Big Flapflaps and also every single shark in existence

[cute-pet-animals-aww]

Guy saving a beached Leopard whipray

[transloveinjapan]

Sunshine Aquarium photo dump

1) Aj & Audrey in Pokemon face masks with Jellyfish

2-4) Jellyfish

5) Audrey & Leopard whipray

6) A type of squid (can't remember but it was really cute and friendly)

7) beautiful animated staircase

8) iguana

9) fresh water stingray

10) axolotl

[aquatark]

Wild Channel - Manoa Lai Main

Endless Ocean, Nintendo Wii

she is going... on a little adventure