![]() ![]() Eagle rays are not a rare sight when we go for snorkels or dives on our house reef and surrounded sites. At Gili Lankanfushi, we more than often find stingrays roaming around our villas and in the waters off the beaches. Now when you spot a ray from the surface or in the water, you’ll be able to tell which type you’ve encountered. A small dorsal fin at the base of the tail where it meets the body. Manta Ray: Long thing tail that does not have spines or barbs on it.However, like most animals, will not pose a danger unless threatened. Eagle Ray: Relatively long tail compared to other ray species with a few venomous spines. ![]() Although many people think this is quite scary, sting rays are actually shy creatures that will swim way and only use their barb if they feel really threatened and unable to escape a situation. Sting Ray: Most stingrays have a barb on their tail they use for defense.On the other hand, the oceanic specie is thought to live in the deep ocean and one may need more than a stroke of luck to see them on a dive Reef mantas are seen in shallow waters which makes encounters with them as snorkelers and divers possible. Manta Ray: Pelagic fish that spend their lives gently gliding through the water column.But they are also often found gliding through the water column when they are not busy foraging on the ocean floor. Eagle Ray: Found mostly in warm coastal waters foraging off the ocean floor for food. ![]() They are usually bottom dwellers as they then find food and hide in the sand from predators, thus rarely swim up and around in the water column.
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