Pete Oxford / Southern Stingray (Dasyatis americana) on coral reef, Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba

Fred Bavendam / Blue-spotted Stingray (Dasyatis kuhlii) buried in the sand, Bali, Indonesia

Fred Bavendam / Common Stingaree (Trygonoptera testacea) on ocean floor, New South Wales, Australia

Fred Bavendam / Blue-spotted Stingray (Dasyatis kuhlii) on ocean floor, Bali, Indonesia

Fred Bavendam / Crossback Stingaree (Urolophus cruciatus) on ocean floor, Tasmania, Australia

Luciano Candisani / Southern Stingray (Dasyatis americana) swimming along ocean floor, Rocas Atoll, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Southern Stingray (Dasyatis americana), Rocas Atoll, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Southern Stingray (Dasyatis americana) swimming, Rocas Atoll, Brazil

Norbert Wu / Blue-spotted Stingray (Dasyatis kuhlii) stings with barb on tail, Fiji

Tui De Roy / Orca (Orcinus orca) male eating Stingray (Dasyatis sp), Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Norbert Wu / Stingray (Dasyatidae) pair, California