Scientific name: Pastinachus sephen
Size: Up to 9.8 feet long and 5.9 feet wide
Color: Gray or brown
Distinguishing feature: The end of his tail looks like a cow's tail
Where did we see it: Maldives, Raja Ampat
Scientific name: Pastinachus sephen
Size: Up to 9.8 feet long and 5.9 feet wide
Color: Gray or brown
Distinguishing feature: The end of his tail looks like a cow's tail
Where did we see it: Maldives, Raja Ampat
This species has a spine near its tail that is particularly dangerous.
Cowtail stingray is a solitary animal, but sharks loves to eat them (especially the hammerhead), as the bottlenose dolphin Tursiop.
Turtles are in economy mode when they are sleeping. If they are woken during night, they may not have enough air to return to surface.
So, please be careful during night dives!
Mammals have a horizontal tail.
Fishes have a vertical fin.
The whale shark is the largest fish in the world!
Some whales are larger, but they are mammals, not fish!
