First film of a 'giant' stingray

[kosmonooit]

"It is one of the rarest giants of the ocean, and it has been caught on film for the first time.

An underwater camera crew filming for the BBC recorded a smalleye stingray swimming off the coast of Mozambique.

The smalleye stingray is the largest of all 70 species of stingray, attaining widths of more than 2m.

The elusive creature, first discovered in 1908, has only ever been seen alive off the coast of Tofo in southern Mozambique."


BBC - Earth News - First film of a 'giant' stingray

 

[crd_kats]

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Lee Taylor]

Interesting posting. What I find interesting is that the BBC documentary claims the smalleye stingray to be the largest of 70 species. I have seen the "southern stingray" here (many times). The adults have widths up to 6ft-7in. I am thinking that the "giant southern" and the "smalleye" may be the same creature.

I saw one a few months ago offshore Charleston SC

Giant Southern Stingray