Electric? Guitarfish

11 responses to “Electric? Guitarfish”

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   jurvetson

   Dec 28, 2010 at 4:00 am

   We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
   with the other rays, this one in deeper water:

   

   and a side view of the fellow above… I worried that the glowing spots conveyed a fully-charged state… =)
   

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   solerena

   Dec 28, 2010 at 4:23 am

   Can shock you… in a good way:)

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3. 

   BWJones

   Dec 28, 2010 at 8:17 am

   "And then we’ll take you higher!". My uncle was the sound engineer on that album. Eddie Grant FTW!

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   rwoodworkr

   Dec 28, 2010 at 4:26 pm

   Excellent camo.

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5. 

   TomiTapio

   Dec 29, 2010 at 12:01 pm

   They’re kinda cute 🙂

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   avlxyz

   Jan 4, 2011 at 10:08 pm

   nice!
   could you bring a voltmeter next time?

   ever since that Steve Irwin incident with the stingray, i can’t help but cover my heart with a hand everytime i see these rays, even though i’ve swum with them too many times to remember.

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   Hawkfish

   Jan 4, 2011 at 10:22 pm

   Note: this is a guitarfish. It can’t shock or sting you. Guitarfish are intermediate between sharks and rays. They have a ray-like head, whereas the tail is shark-like. Nice shot, and consider yourself lucky to have encountered these interesting fish.

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   jurvetson

   Jan 4, 2011 at 11:03 pm

   thanks! sure looks like one. Funny that they had diving ID cards with it labeled as an electric ray… and Google comes up with similar images

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   avlxyz

   Jan 5, 2011 at 3:22 am

   i think the electric ones have rounded noses:
   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_ray
   Electric rays have a rounded pectoral disc with two moderately large rounded-angular (not pointed or hooked) dorsal fins

   although the Australian Banjo Sharks look similar as well:
   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjo_shark

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    jurvetson

    Jan 6, 2011 at 5:00 pm

    I think Hawkfish knows his fish.

    So is it a Fender electric Guitarfish?

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    solerena

    Jan 6, 2011 at 6:05 pm

    sounds poetic – guitarfish… will not shock you and will take you higher…:)

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