Cow-nose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) in Singer Island, FL.

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Cow-nose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) in Singer Island, FL. This species of ray is known to cause extensive damage to shellfish populations. Sharks, their natural predators, have been so decimated by fishermen, particularly in the East Coast of the United States, that the population of cow-nose rays has exploded.

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Location: Singer Island, FL
Photo credit: © Michael Patrick O'Neill / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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