Safety note: The tail carries a venomous barb used only in defense. Shuffle your feet in shallow water so rays can move away.
A flat, diamond-shaped ray that glides along sandy bottoms and often buries itself with only its eyes showing. It feeds by flapping its wings to uncover buried prey and trails a long, barbed tail.
Habitat
Warm shallow coastal waters, seagrass beds, and sandy flats.
Diet
Clams, worms, shrimp, and small fish dug from the sand.
How common
Common
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