Capture of a Devil Fish / Devil Ray Antigua
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Historical Images Archive / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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3200 x 3641 px | 27.1 x 30.8 cm | 10.7 x 12.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
1889Location:
AntiguaMore information:
HMS Comus landing a Devil Fish on board after it had become entangled with the ship's buoys. From an original engraving Illustrated london News 1889 WIKI: The devil fish or giant devil ray (Mobula mobular) is a species of eagle ray, family Myliobatidae. They are most common in the Mediterranean Sea and can be found elsewhere in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, off the southwest coast of Ireland and south of Portugal.