webfact Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Spotted stingray found near Phi Phi The spotting of a big stingray at Malong Bay, near Maya Bay on Koh Phi Phi Ley, is rare in the area By Kritsada Mueanhawong Scuba divers have spotted a stingray hunting for food in the deep sea off Koh Phi Phi while specialists warn that the rare animal is deadly dangerous and better left alone. The spotting of a big stingray at Malong Bay, near Maya Bay on Koh Phi Phi Ley, is rare in the area and they haven’t been spotted there for many years. The diver says that it is as rare to see a stingray as it is to see whale shark. Meanwhile, Chief of Fisheries Resources Condition Analysis and Survey Unit, Phuket Coastal Fisheries Research and Development Center, Tasapon Krajangdara, says the stingray bears the scientific name Aetobatus ocellatus and is rare in Thai seas as people hunted for it in the past. Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/spotted-stingray-found-near-phi-phi -- © Copyright The Thaiger 2018-04-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 1 hour ago, webfact said: rare in Thai seas as people hunted for it in the past. Perhaps they should leave the animal alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumbleweed Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Now being served: Thom yum spotted stingray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Media1 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 if the stingray was smart it would high tail it out of there. Maybe ltalian Thai may want to add a sea creature to his leopard haul. The fat Thai may take up scuba gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogs Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 That is BECAUSE ITS NOT A STINGRAY that is a Spotted Eagle Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogs Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 deadly dangerous LAUGHABLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak2002003 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Imagine what the coral reefs and islands would have been like 100 years ago... full of these rays, whale sharks, dolphins, whales, turtles, millions of assorted beautiful fish and corals... yet Thai people and the tourists are still hell bent on wrecking the little that is left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcula Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Stingrays - the honest taxidrivers of the aquatic world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Just beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Renaix Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 10 hours ago, Hogs said: That is BECAUSE ITS NOT A STINGRAY that is a Spotted Eagle Ray Yep, correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Renaix Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 10 hours ago, Hogs said: deadly dangerous LAUGHABLE Also correct. Spotted eagle rays do not pose a significant threat to humans, as they are shy and generally avoid human contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerJoe Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 When I first came to Thailand in 96 I had scuba lessons there and the rays were everywhere, including this one. Sad.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak2002003 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 4 minutes ago, FarmerJoe said: When I first came to Thailand in 96 I had scuba lessons there and the rays were everywhere, including this one. Sad.... Yes, and now someone feeding fish with bread gets into trouble... yet the overfishing can go on no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogavnture Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 maybe thai visa can correct the headline to state eagle ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 23 hours ago, yogavnture said: maybe thai visa can correct the headline to state eagle ray It's not a Thaivisa headline so it can't be changed but does it really matter? The ones that care know what it is, the rest of us don't give a hoot, it's a ray. It's also a ray that has venomous spines that sting so doesn't that make it a stingray? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 On 4/19/2018 at 8:08 PM, Hogs said: That is BECAUSE ITS NOT A STINGRAY that is a Spotted Eagle Ray ...that can sting with it's venomous stingers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arithai12 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 On 4/19/2018 at 8:08 PM, Hogs said: That is BECAUSE ITS NOT A STINGRAY that is a Spotted Eagle Ray Which is a rather common species (Aetobatus narinari). I agree that the stingray in the picture looks like an Eagle Ray, but apparently the Chief is talking of A. ocellatus, which is a related but different species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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