new species - cool pics

[oTo]

http://youtu.be/zeZVoODXfio

The ray that is pictured is a Paratrygon aiereba. The "apple" shaped disc is a characteristic of these rays. If you look closely, you can see the eyebrow-like markings which are also common among these rays.

It is unclear what rays are being caught in the video, but judging by the spikes at the base of one of the ray's tails, I would say that ray is also Paratrygon aiereba. That is assuming that the newly "described" rays do not develop the same spikes.
Here is an example of another Paratrygon aiereba's tail.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...1&ndsp=10&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0&biw=1021&bih=405

 

[Somethingfishyinc.net]

this one I think maybe different then the two in video more I think of it. I will need to go back & review & look up the list of all species that were caught & collected. Everything was being kept track of including locations etc.
The ones in the video had smaller thin tails plus I do not recall the spikes like the pic of what you posted. I'm not a ray expert though.

 

[oTo]

this one I think maybe different then the two in video more I think of it. I will need to go back & review & look up the list of all species that were caught & collected. Everything was being kept track of including locations etc.
The ones in the video had smaller thin tails plus I do not recall the spikes like the pic of what you posted. I'm not a ray expert though.

If you skip to 2:31 in the video, you can see the spikes and what might be a stinger. The camera is a bit shaky so it is hard to get a positive ID on the rays.

I can imagine it was a wonderful experience to have collected these animals. Do you have any other pictures that you would be willing to share? Perhaps locations of capture as well? If so, I would love to see them.

Thank you for sharing!

Best regards,
Tom

 

[turkeyboy85]

The ray that is pictured is a Paratrygon aiereba. The "apple" shaped disc is a characteristic of these rays. If you look closely, you can see the eyebrow-like markings which are also common among these rays.

It is unclear what rays are being caught in the video, but judging by the spikes at the base of one of the ray's tails, I would say that ray is also Paratrygon aiereba. That is assuming that the newly "described" rays do not develop the same spikes.
Here is an example of another Paratrygon aiereba's tail.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...1&ndsp=10&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0&biw=1021&bih=405

agreed these are "apple rays" or aiereba