A huge ray in Maui!

[scubahawk27]

We spotted this ray while scooter diving at Makena Landing this weekend. Largest one I have seen so far. Any experts out there that can identify it. The Ulua feeding with it was around 70-80 Lbs to provide some size comparisons. I was told it is an Hawaiian Stingray. Looking for feedback.

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[diversteve]

Besides Hawaiian Stingray they're also known as a Broad Stingray: Broad stingray - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The broad stingray, brown stingray, or Hawaiian stingray (Dasyatis lata, often misspelled latus)[2] is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae.

This one looks similar to yours (not my photo) Broad Stingray | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

[scubahawk27]

Thanks Diversteve, We weren't sure about the different names all being the same ray. This must of been the grandpa of sting rays! Lol


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[Steve Eady]

"WOW" that is a big one. Can hardley wait to get back to Maui. Water temp here is starting to get cold.

 

[scubahawk27]

A couple more photos from my buddy Mike.


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[DivemasterDennis]

Nice capture. I would expect to see eagle rays and mantas, but I haven't seen one like you photo despite over 100 dives there. It looks a lot like the southern stingrays that are so common in the Carribean. Thanks for sharing.
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