Few creatures can match the manta ray or stingray when it comes to gracefulness in the water. These cartilaginous fish appear to glide through the water with each flap of their pectoral fins ...

One of the largest freshwater fish ever documented, the female Himantura polylepis stingray was also estimated to be anywhere from 35 to 40 years old. 14. They Can Detect Magnetic Fields ...

The fish do not use their tails to propel through the water or to lash out at potential predators. And although stingray tails have a fearsome reputation for deadly stings, manta tails lack ...

This is the first time scientists have used contactless scanners to obtain images of a wild pregnant manta ray. (Read how manta rays form friendships.) In all, Froman describes 81 scans of 55 ...

Why Conservationists Are Hopeful About the Manta Ray’s Future The giant fish faces threats from poachers, boat strikes and climate change. Photographs by Alex Mustard.

A school of fish followed a manta ray as it swam in waters off the coast of Forrest Beach, Queensland, earlier this year.Louise King recorded this drone footage of the fish and its posse in early ...

The giant manta ray is taking over from a much smaller rarely-seen seaweed-living fish as New Zealand’s Fish of the Year 2023 competition heats up.