Stingrays - Reef Life of the Andaman - Part 5

Stingrays. Part 5 of the DVD, "Reef Life of the Andaman", available at http://www.bubblevision.com/marine-li... or view the whole 2-hour video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ncUVd...

Three species of stingray from the Andaman Sea. First we look at the most common stingray in the area, the bluespotted stingray, Neotrygon kuhlii, otherwise known as the Kuhl's stingray, at East of Eden in the Similan Islands and Racha Yai near Phuket in Thailand.

Then we meet the larger Jenkins whipray, Himantura jenkinsii, otherwise known as the sharpnose stingray or pointed-nose stingray, at Beacon Reef in the Similan Islands and in the Mergui Archipelago in Burma (Myanmar).

Finally we encounter the blotched fantail ray, Taeniura meyeni, also known as the black-blotched stingray or marbled stingray, in the Mergui Archipelago. Firstly a small group at Shark Cave, and then a shoal of some 30 stingrays at Black Rock.

The following closed captions/subtitles are available by clicking the CC button under the video:

NARRATION / COMMENTARY:
- English
- German (Deutscher Kommentar)
- Spanish (Narración en Español)

MARINE LIFE & DIVE SITE NAMES
- Dutch (Nederlandse Namen)
- English
- German (Deutsche Bezeichnungen)
- Thai ( ชื่อภาษาไทย & จุดดำน้ำ )

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The video was shot by Nick Hope with a Sony VX2000 DV camera in a Gates housing. It was edited in Sony Vegas Pro then deinterlaced with QTGMC and upscaled to 720p HD in AviSynth.

Thanks to Menno Hoomans (http://www.twitter.com/mhoomans) for the music track, "Dream And You Will Fly". Thanks to Santana Diving of Phuket (http://www.santanaphuket.com), to Elfi and Uli Erfort and Daniel Bruehwiler for help with the German translation, and to Frank Nelissen for the Dutch subtitles.

Stingrays and dive sites featured in this video:

00:08 Bluespotted Stingray, Neotrygon kuhlii, East of Eden
00:17 Bluespotted Stingray, Neotrygon kuhlii, Racha Yai
00:32 Bluespotted Stingray, Neotrygon kuhlii, East of Eden
00:51 Jenkins Whipray, Himantura jenkinsii, Mergui Archipelago
01:05 Jenkins Whipray, Himantura jenkinsii, Beacon Reef
01:27 Jenkins Whipray, Himantura jenkinsii, Cavern Island
01:32 Jenkins Whipray, Himantura jenkinsii, Western Rocky Island
01:56 Blotched Fantail Ray, Taeniura meyeni, Shark Cave
02:15 Blotched Fantail Ray, Taeniura meyeni, Black Rock

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[pinkywinkytipsylala]

blotched fantail ray... the same type that killed the famous guy steve?

[bubblevision]

No. At first they thought it was an Australian bull ray, Myliobatis australis, however it's since been suggested that it was more likely the cowtail stingray, Pastinachus sephen.

[pinkywinkytipsylala]

i cant notice the difference between blue-spotted stingray in the andaman and the in the gulf of thailand.. they all look the same!!!!

[bubblevision]

This one, Neotrygon kuhlii, is kind of diamond shaped and has dull colours. The bluespotted stingray, or bluespotted ribbontail ray, Taeniura lymma, that I have seen in the Gulf of Thailand, Indonesia and Fiji, is more circular. Its body is more yellow and the blue spots are brighter. Also its tail has a deep fin fold on the bottom which reaches to the tip of the tail.

[bubblevision]

The following subtitles are available clicking the CC button under the video:

- English narration

- German narration

- Spanish narration

- English (+ scientific names) names of the marine life and dive sites

- German (+ scientific names) names of the marine life and dive sites

- Dutch (+ scientific names) names of the marine life and dive sites

Thai coming soon. Please get in touch if you would like to help with other languages.

[Steve Irwin]

Sorry to piss on your cornflakes mate, but the bloody bastard media wanted everyone to think one of these gentle creatures killed me. My lil' dog, Pipin, was the victim to the stingray attack.

[Steve Irwin]

Fyi: They aren't gentle...

[Saga Gemini]

Cute, gentle, graceful : stingrays are wonderful !

[JadedByEntropy]

they're soooo pretty! xD

[людмила мишина]

Красотище!!!

[José Geraldo Silva]

Fantástico!!!