When an Alabama family set out to wrangle a big fish for the 2022 Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo, the last thing they expected was to see a rare spotted eagle ray come flopping into their boat.

Stock image: a spotted eagle ray swimming near a sheer reef wall in Grand Cayman. Stock image: a spotted eagle ray swimming near a sheer reef wall in Grand Cayman. Matt Potenski/iStock / Getty ...

As their name implies, the spotted eagle ray is covered in a spotted pattern and other markings across the top side of the body, making it unmistakable from any other species throughout its range ...

Next, they take photographs of the animal. - [Kim] Spotted eagle rays have unique spot patterns and that allows us to do photo ID and create a catalog and keep track of them over time.

Spotted eagle rays are beautiful stingrays with very distinctive heads and ornate markings. For any scuba diver or snorkeler, they are a treat to see in the ocean. Usually shy and reclusive ...

NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Anchorage Park had an unexpected visitor on Monday afternoon when a stunning spotted eagle ray was seen gliding through the waters near the newly reopened boat ramp.

Footage has surfaced showing a swimmer in Florida seemingly unaware that three giant eagle rays are approaching him. Not that they posed much of a threat. Spotted eagle rays, although they can ...