Andy Murch / Red stingray (Hemitrygon akajei) with Banded houndshark (Triakis scyllium) group and smaller fish in background. Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. September.

Brandon Cole / Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) Egypt, Red Sea.

Sue Daly / Ribbontail ray {Taeniura lymna} Red Sea

Fred Bavendam / Blue Spotted Fantail Stingray (Taeniura lymma), Red Sea, Egypt

Andy Murch / Red stingray (Hemitrygon akajei) on sea floor. Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. May.

Andy Murch / Red stingray (Hemitrygon akajei), four in a row, viewed from below. Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. October.

Andy Murch / Red stingray (Hemitrygon akajei). Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. October.

Andy Murch / Red stingray (Hemitrygon akajei) swimming over coral reef. Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. October.

Shane Gross / Blue-spotted stingray (Taeniura lymma) resting on seabed in coral reef. Marsa Alam, Egypt.

Shane Gross / Reticulate whipray (Himantura uarnak) feeding in Turtlegrass (Halophila stipulacea) seagrass bed. Masa Alam, Egypt.

Alex Mustard / Portrait of a bluespotted stingray (Taeniura lymma) on the sand. Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea

Shane Gross / Southern stingray (Dasyatis americana) feeding in soft sand while a bar jack (Caranx ruber) waits to eat scraps. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Linda Pitkin / Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) Jolande Reef, Ras Mohammed National Park, Egypt, Red Sea.

Alex Mustard / Group of southern stingrays (Dasyatis americana) forage over seagrass in shallow water, accompanied by bar jacks (Caranx ruber). The Sandbar, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. British West Indies. Caribbe...

Alex Mustard / Blue spotted stingray (Taeniura lymma) inside a coral cavern, with beams of sun light. Umm Karaheem, St Johns Reef, Egypt. Red Sea

Franco Banfi / Marbled stingray (Taeniura meyeni) North Point dive site, Sanganeb reef, Sudan, Red Sea

Franco Banfi / Marbled stingray (Taeniura meyeni) North Point dive site, Sanganeb reef, Sudan, Red Sea

Georgette Douwma / Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymna), Red Sea, Egypt. January.

Georgette Douwma / Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymna), Red Sea, Egypt. January.

Alex Mustard / Southern stingrays (Hypanus americanus) large female and two smaller males forage over seagrass in shallow water, accompanied by Bar jacks (Caranx ruber) The Sandbar, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Bri...

Pete Oxford / Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) and Bar jack (Caranx ruber) over seagrass, Belize Barrier Reef, Belize.

Bertie Gregory / Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) swmming across a sandy lagoon off of Gubal Island, northern Red Sea.

Pascal Kobeh / Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) on sand with a Bar jack / Bar trevally (Caranx ruber), San Salvador Island / Colombus Island, Bahamas. Caribbean.

Claudio Contreras / Longtail Stingray (Dasyatis longa), Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, Pacific Ocean, western Mexico, April

Alex Mustard / Details of an old Bluespotted stingray (Taeniura lymma) lying on the seabed. Fury Shoal, Egypt. Red Sea

Georgette Douwma / Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymna) lying on sandy bottom. Egypt, Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymna) Egypt, Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymna) Egypt, Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Bluespotted ribbontail rays (Taeniura lymna) with another swimming up from behind. Egypt, Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymna) digging in the sandy sea bottom for molluscs and worms. Egypt, Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymna) digging in the sandy bottom for molluscs or worms, with a Red banded wrasse (Cheilinus fasciatus) hoping to catch escaping prey. Egypt, Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymna) digging in the sandy bottom for molluscs or worms, with a Red banded wrasse (Cheilinus fasciatus), a Dash-and-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus), a Lyreta...

Georgette Douwma / Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) foraging in sandy sea bottom to find molluscs or worms. Egypt, Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) foraging in sandy sea bottom to find molluscs or worms. Egypt, Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Abudjubbe wrasse (Cheilinus abudjubbe) endemic species, with a Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymna) digging in sandy bottom, hoping to catch any escaping prey. Egypt, Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Spangled emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus) watching a Blue spotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymna) that is burrowing in the sandy bottom for prey. Egypt, Red Sea.

Michael Pitts / Bluespotted stingray (Taeniura lymma) Feeding with Sand Perch (Pinguipedidae) Red Sea.

Michael Pitts / Bluespotted stingray (Taeniura lymma) feeding with Sand Perch (Pinguipedidae) Red Sea.

Michael Pitts / Bluespotted stingray (Taeniura lymma) Feeding with Sand Perch (Pinguipedidae) Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymna) digging in the sand for food. Egypt, Red Sea.

Alex Mustard / Bluespotted stingray (Taeniura lymma) disguised as it lays buried in sand. Na'ama Bay, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea.

Jeff Rotman / Poisonous Bluespotted ribbontail stingray (Taeniura lymma) swimming over coral reef, Red Sea, Egypt

Jeff Rotman / Poisonous Bluespotted ribbontail stingray (Taeniura lymma) resting on coral reef, Red Sea, Egypt

Jeff Rotman / Poisonous Bluespotted ribbontail stingray (Taeniura lymma) resting on coral reef, Red Sea, Egypt

Alex Mustard / A Bluespotted Stingray (Taeniura lymma) resting on the sand. Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea. June

Alex Mustard / Blue-spotted / Ribbontail Stingray (Taeniura lymma) resting on the seabed, Ras Mohammed, Red Sea, Egypt. March

Alex Mustard / RF- Blue-spotted / Ribbontail Stingray (Taeniura lymma) resting on the seabed, Ras Mohammed, Red Sea, Egypt. June. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)