Distribution: Western Atlantic Ocean, from New Jersey and the Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. The most common ray in this part of the world, easy to spot in many throughout the Caribbean Sea, particularly in Mexico, Belize, St Barts, Antigua and the Cayman Islands.
at Bottom Harbor Beach (Bahamas) © philippe-seve
at Malendure (Guadeloupe) © philippe-seve
at Caye Caulker Shark Ray Alley (Belize) © 3gcwcaribe
at Stingray City (Cayman Islands) © wooddiver
at Southern Cross Club & Owen Island (Cayman Islands) © nst56
at Colombier Beach (Saint Barthélemy) © fabien
at Petite Terre (Guadeloupe) © fabien
at French Key (Roatán) © genevieve
at Caneel Bay (US Virgin Islands) © nst56
at Galley Bay (Antigua and Barbuda) © nst56
at West Bay (Roatán) © nst56
at Hol Chan Cut (Belize) © pcamus
at Boca Catalina (Aruba) © azwicker
at Caye Caulker Shark Ray Alley (Belize)
at Shark Ray Alley (Belize)
at Akumal (Mexico)
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