The giant manta ray, bluespotted stingray, The Kuhls stingray, Spotted Eagle Stingrays

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English language common names for Dasyatis kuhlii include bluespotted stingray, blue-spotted stingray, blue-spotted maskray, blue-spotted stingaree, blue-spotted stingray, and Kuhl’s stingray. Other common names are bloukol-pylstert (Afrikaans), cá duôi bông (Vietnamese), chittipi-tan (Sindhi), dahunan
The Kuhls stingray feeds on shrimp, small bony fish, mollusks, crabs and other worms. Due to the fact that this ray is a shallow bottom feeder, it has a small variety
Spotted Eagle Stingrays are commonly found in shallow inshore waters such as bays and coral reefs but may cross oceanic basins. They sometimes enters estuaries. They swim close to the surface, occasionally leaping out of the water or close to the bottom.
The giant manta ray is the worlds largest ray with a wingspan of up to 29 feet. They are filter feeders and eat large quantities of zooplankton. Giant manta rays are slow-growing, migratory animals with small, highly fragmented populations

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