When most people think of manta rays, they think of the giant oceanic manta ray or the reef manta ray. As for stingrays, scientists currently recognize over 220 known stingray species belonging to ...

Manta rays also lack the stingray’s signature tail stinger or barb and live in the open ocean rather than on the seafloor. 13. They Can Get Pretty Large . In 2009, ...

The long structures seen in manta rays and their relatives function as an early warning system, rather than a defensive weapon. By Jack Tamisiea With hornlike facial fins and diamond-shape bodies ...

Surprisingly little is known about this species, which looks like the deadly stingray but is very different. Manta rays don’t have barbs with serrated edges and venom, so they are not dangerous ...

Most species of manta and devil rays (genus Mobula) are endangered, yet industrial purse seine fishing vessels unintentionally catch about 13,000 each year while hunting tuna, according to one ...