Southern Stingray

Photo: Kerry Lewis · CC BY-NC

Southern stingrays are common along the sandy margins of Fresh Creek Channel, gliding over the bottom and occasionally resting half-buried in the sediment at the channel edges. They forage for mollusks and crustaceans, and their excavation pits are often colonized by small opportunistic fish species. Unlike the captive rays of Stingray City, these are entirely wild animals interacting naturally with their environment.