Spotted eagle ray

Facts

• Dark back covered in pale spots, a duckbill-shaped snout and a very long, whip-like tail.^[1]
• Often moves in schools in open water and digs for buried clams and other shellfish, which it cracks with crushing teeth.^[1]
• Shy and hard to get close to. It has venomous spines on the tail that can cause serious wounds.^[1]
• Harvest is banned in federal waters around Puerto Rico (beyond Puerto Rico's own waters).^[2]

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Where it's been reported (13)

From the sources on each dive site's page. Sightings are never guaranteed.

• Lana's Cove · Culebra“spotted eagle rays (sometimes)” (Culebra Divers via SSI Scubago / MyDiveGuide)
• Cayo Diablo · Fajardo & La Cordillera“eagle rays” (Aqua Adventure)
• Cayo Lobos · Fajardo & La Cordillera“spotted eagle rays” (Aqua Adventure)
• Sand Slide · Fajardo & La Cordillera“spotted eagle rays” (Aqua Adventure)
• Spurs & Grooves · Fajardo & La Cordillera“spotted eagle rays” (Aqua Adventure)
• Enrique · Guánica & La Parguera“sea cucumbers, brittle stars, spiny lobster, spotted eagle rays; occasionally manatees or dolphins” (Paradise Scuba & Snorkeling Center)
• Fallen Rock · Guánica & La Parguera“dolphins and spotted eagle rays” (PADI / Scuba Diving)
• Media Luna (La Parguera) · Guánica & La Parguera“sea turtles, spotted eagle rays and manatees frequently pass through (operator)” (Paradise Scuba & Snorkeling Center)
• Candyland · Isla Desecheo“eagle rays” (SSI (Scuba Schools International))
• Isla Verde Reef · San Juan & North Coast“spotted eagle ray and southern stingray” (Junta de Manejo Reserva Marina Arrecife de la Isla Verde / Arrecifes Pro Ciudad Inc. (hosted by DRNA))
• Mosquito Pier · Vieques“eagle rays” (Discover Puerto Rico)
• Playa Pata Prieta · Vieques“eagle rays (sometimes)” (vieques.com)
• Punta Arenas (Green Beach) · Vieques“sergeant majors, lobster, octopus, pufferfish, sea turtles, stingray, eagle ray” (Maragata Charters (Palmas del Mar, Humacao))