Freshwater Stingray Care Sheet | 水產百科網

Manypeoplearesurprisedtolearnthatsomestingraysliveinfreshwater.Freshwaterstingraysareveryintelligentandquiteinteractivewithhumans.Theycan ...

Stingrays are relatives of sharks, sawfish, skates and guitarfish, having cartilaginous skeletons rather than true bones. As their name suggests, stingrays have a venomous barb – actually a modified scale – on their tails, which they use as a defense mechanism. Contrary to popular belief, stingrays do not come at you waving their stingers; you have to step on one or SERIOUSLY harass them to be stung. The barbs are shed and replaced by new ones periodically, and discarded spines can be found lying on the bottom of the aquarium. Rays also have "Lorenzian ampullae" located on their heads, which allow them to sense electrical impulses in the water.

Many people are surprised to learn that some stingrays live in freshwater. Freshwater stingrays are very intelligent and quite interactive with humans. They can even be taught to hand feed. That said, they are not for everyone. They need...