Spotted Eagle Rays swim through the blue waters of Tonga |
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Description: Spotted eagle rays seen on scuba dives in Tonga. Sometimes called bonnet skates, or even spotted duck-billed rays they are known for their beautiful markings and slender profile. These beautiful members of the eagle ray family are a delight to encounter in tropical waters worldwide. Sporting a long tail with several venomous barbed stingers they are not at all aggressive and more than able to out swim any diver who they usually ignore. They sometimes even appear nervous of divers - perhaps because they are hunted and eaten by sharks. They are a near threatened species on the IUCN red list. 
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