Spotted Eagle Ray (replaces plankton race)
I chose this animal to talk about because I think their spots are pretty and I wanted to learn more about there life style and what they eat.
Originally called Aetobatus Narinari, the Spotted Eagle Ray can grow up to at least 16 feet depending on their age. They're also named bonnet ray, duckbill, bonnet skate, and duckbill ray. The eagle rays feed mainly on bivalves but also eat shrimp, crabs, octopus, and worms, whelks and small fishes.(http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=58) These creatures also stay near coastal areas and reefs or bays and have predators like the hammer head shark, Bull Shark, Tiger Shark, and the Silver Tip Shark. At sea beds, eagle rays bury themselves in the sand because their spiracles and eyes help them to breath and see in such conditions. http://www.animalplace.net/fishes/spotted-eagle-ray-facts-characteristics-habitat-and-more/
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