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Sharks and Rays

Hammerheads, threshers, whale sharks, mantas, and eagle rays. Many of these species are declining globally, and every encounter now carries weight as a record.

13 photos · Observations on iNaturalist

Tawny Nurse SharkNebrius ferrugineusMaldives · 2021Coral reef Indian Ocean
Vulnerable (IUCN Red List).
Whale SharkRhincodon typusDarwin Island, Galápagos, Ecuador · 2015Open ocean Eastern Pacific
Endangered (IUCN Red List).
Pelagic Thresher SharkAlopias pelagicusTabango, Leyte, Philippines · 2023Open ocean Coral Triangle
Endangered (IUCN Red List).
Silvertip SharkCarcharhinus albimarginatusLady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia · 2014Coral reef Australia and the Tasman
Vulnerable (IUCN Red List).
Grey Reef SharkCarcharhinus amblyrhynchosFakarava, Tuamotu, French Polynesia · 2025Coral reef Pacific Islands
Endangered (IUCN Red List).
Grey Reef SharkCarcharhinus amblyrhynchosKoror, Palau · 2017Coral reef Pacific Islands
Endangered (IUCN Red List).
Scalloped HammerheadSphyrna lewiniGalápagos, Ecuador · 2015Open ocean Eastern Pacific
Critically Endangered (IUCN Red List).
White-spotted GuitarfishRhynchobatus australiaeQueensland, Australia · 2014Sand and muck slopes Australia and the Tasman
Critically Endangered (IUCN Red List).
Oriental Bluespotted MaskrayNeotrygon orientaleLembeh Strait, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia · 2013Sand and muck slopes Coral Triangle
Bluespotted Fantail RayTaeniura lymmaMalayan Wreck, Palawan, Philippines · 2023Sand and muck slopes Coral Triangle
Whitespotted Eagle RayAetobatus ocellatusOʻahu, Hawaiʻi, USA · 2016Coral reef Hawaiʻi
Endangered (IUCN Red List).
Whitespotted Eagle RayAetobatus ocellatusWaiʻanae, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, USA · 2015Coral reef Hawaiʻi
Endangered (IUCN Red List).
Reef Manta RayMobula alfrediHawaiʻi, USA · 2015Open ocean Hawaiʻi
Vulnerable (IUCN Red List).