Jordi Chias / Round ribbontail ray (Taeniura meyeni) South Ari Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.

Franco Banfi / Marbled stingray (Taeniura meyeni) ventral view, Mulaku Kandu, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Georgette Douwma / Checkerboard wrasse (Halichoeres hortulanus) watching a Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymna) digging in the sand for food in the hope of catching escaping prey. Egypt, Red Sea.

Jeff Rotman / Poisonous Bluespotted ribbontail stingray (Taeniura lymma) at night, Perth, Australia, Indian Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Eye and spiracle detail of a Bluespotted / Ribbontail Stingray (Taeniura lymma) Sipadan Island, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. May

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Round stingray (Taeniura grabata) swimming over rocks, Princesa Alice, Azores, Portugal, June 2009

Michael D. Kern / Beauty Snake / Cave racer {Elaphe taeniura grabowskyi} captive, native to Sumatra and the provinces of East Malaysia and Kalimantan on the island of Borneo.

Sue Daly / Ribbontail ray {Taeniura lymna} Red Sea

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

Pascal Kobeh / Round stingray (Taeniura grabata) laying on the sand and hiding in a cave, Canary Islands

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

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