Capture of a Devil Fish / Devil Ray Antigua

Capture of a Devil Fish / Devil Ray Antigua Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Historical Images Archive / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

EKRDX7

File size:

33.3 MB (3.2 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

3200 x 3641 px | 27.1 x 30.8 cm | 10.7 x 12.1 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

1889

Location:

Antigua

More 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.