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  1. Stingray facts. 1. Rays and skates are flattened fish closely related to sharks. All belong to a group of fish called Elasmobranchs. 2. These guys are pretty unique as they have no bones in their body – their skeleton is made up of flexible cartilage (the bendy stuff that your ears and nose are made from!). 3.

  2. Up to 6.5 feet. Weight: Up to 790 pounds. Stingrays have broad fins that run the full length of their bodies, giving them a flat, roundish shape. To swim, some stingrays move their whole bodies in a wavy motion that propels them through the water. Other species flap their fins like bird wings and "fly" through the water.

  3. Animals Network Team. Stingrays are a family of fish, primarily composed of cartilage, that are closely related to sharks. They are characterized by their flattened bodies and long tails, which are sometimes equipped with a defensive spine.

  4. Jul 6, 2007 · Stingray | National Geographic - YouTube. National Geographic. 23M subscribers. 4.5K. 1.4M views 16 years ago. See a place where divers can swim with stingrays. Subscribe:...

  5. Overview of the stingray. Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz. Fascinating world of stingrays in Tahiti and Moorea. Diving with sharks: Insights from a free diver. Meet the manta rays, barracudas, sharks, sperm and right whales, and seals in their natural habitat. Getting up close to wild stingrays and sharks. Moorea island.

  6. Stingray is the common name for any of the various cartilaginous fish comprising the family Dasyatidae, characterized by enlarged and flat pectoral fins continuous with the side of the head, no caudal fin, eyes on the dorsal surface, and narrow, long, and whip-like tail, typically with one or more venomous spines.

  7. They are cartilaginous fish related to sharks. They are in the suborder Myliobatoidei of the order Myliobatiformes, which consists of nine families. [1] Most stingrays have one or more barbed stings on the tail, which is used only for self-defence. The sting may reach about 35 cm, and its underside has two grooves with venom glands. [2] .

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