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Atelier Aquatic Photography - Blue Spotted Ribbon Tail Ray, Puerto Galera MPA, Mindoro, Philippines.
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Atelier Aquatic Photography - Blue Spotted Ribbon Tail Ray, Puerto Galera MPA, Mindoro, Philippines. All Profits go back into Atelier Aquatic Community Interest Company, Art - Education- Marine Conservation Projects.
Blue Spotted Ribbontail Ray
· Blue Spotted Ribbontail Ray Found from the intertidal zone to a depth of 30m, found the tropical Indian and western Pacific Oceans. A small ray, not exceeding 35 cm in width.
· Blue Spotted Ribbontail Ray have distinctive blue stripes also run along either side of the tail, which is equipped with one or two sharp venomous spines at the tip, used by the ray to fend off predators (5). Indeed, the brightly-coloured skin acts as ‘warning colouration’ to alert other animals that it is venomous
· Blue Spotted Ribbontail Ray prey is often detected through electroreception, a system which senses the electrical fields produced by the prey. Not all small fish and invertebrates are potential prey, as they can often be found at ‘cleaning stations’, areas of reef where large fish line up and tiny fish or shrimp pick off their dead skin and parasites.
· The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed this species as Near Threatened, as it faces widespread habitat degradation and intensive fishing pressure.
Blue Spotted Ribbontail Ray
· Blue Spotted Ribbontail Ray Found from the intertidal zone to a depth of 30m, found the tropical Indian and western Pacific Oceans. A small ray, not exceeding 35 cm in width.
· Blue Spotted Ribbontail Ray have distinctive blue stripes also run along either side of the tail, which is equipped with one or two sharp venomous spines at the tip, used by the ray to fend off predators (5). Indeed, the brightly-coloured skin acts as ‘warning colouration’ to alert other animals that it is venomous
· Blue Spotted Ribbontail Ray prey is often detected through electroreception, a system which senses the electrical fields produced by the prey. Not all small fish and invertebrates are potential prey, as they can often be found at ‘cleaning stations’, areas of reef where large fish line up and tiny fish or shrimp pick off their dead skin and parasites.
· The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed this species as Near Threatened, as it faces widespread habitat degradation and intensive fishing pressure.