S.A.R. WEBSITE UPDATES
A no frills list of updates to sharksandrays.com. Most updates link to newly added species, or pages with recently added images of existing species.
October 2023
New Porbeagle Shark images from France added to the Porbeagle Shark Page:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/porbeagle-shark/
September 2023
Brazilian Electric Ray (Narcine brasiliensis) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/brazilian-electric-ray/
Bullnose Eagle Ray (Myliobatis freminvillei) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/bullnose-eagle-ray/
New Smalleyed Skate images from Weymouth Bay added to the Smalleyed Skate page:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/smalleyed-skate/
Groovebelly Stingray (Dasyatis hypostigma) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/groovebelly-stingray/
Brazilian Large-eyed Stingray (Hypanus marianae) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/brazilian-large-eyed-stingray/
Lutz’s Stingray (Hypanus berthalutzae) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/lutz-stingray/
August 2023
Common Torpedo Ray (Torpedo torpedo) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/common-torpedo-ray/
Common Guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/common-guitarfish/
New Common Eagle Ray (Myliobatis aquila) images added to the Common Eagle Ray page:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/common-eagle-ray/
July 2023
New Smallspotted Catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) images added to the Smallspotted Catshark page:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/smallspotted-catshark/
Common Stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/common-stingray
April 2023
Additional Sepia Stingray (Urolophus aurantiacus) images added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/sepia-stingray
Additional Japanese Wobbegong (Hemitrygon izuensis) images added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/japanese-wobbegong
March 2023
Izu Stingray (Hemitrygon izuensis) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/izu-stingray
Colclough’s Shark (Brachaelurus colcloughi) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/colcloughs-shark
Coral Sea Maskray (Neotrygon trigonoides) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/coral-sea-maskray
Malacca Strait Bluespotted Maskray (Neotrygon malaccensis) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/malacca-strait-bluespotted-maskray
Moluccan Bluespotted Maskray (Neotrygon moluccensis) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/moluccan-bluespotted-maskray
Crested Hornshark (Heterodontus galeatus) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/crested-hornshark
Melbourne Skate (Spiniraja whitleyi) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/melbourne-skate
Australian Thornback Skate (Dentiraja lemprieri) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/australian-thornback-skate/
February 2023
Australian Swellshark (Cephaloscyllium laticeps) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/australian-swellshark/
Eastern Fiddler Ray (Trygonorrhina fasciata) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/eastern-fiddler-ray/
Southern Fiddler Ray (Trygonorrhina dumerilii) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/southern-fiddler-ray/
January 2023
Western Shovelnose Ray (Aptychotrema vincentiana) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/western-shovelnose-ray/
Additional Kapala Stingaree (Urolophus kapalensis) images added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/kapala-stingaree/
Additional Common Stingaree (Trygonoptera testacea) images added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/spotted-stingaree/
Additional Spotted Stingaree (Urolophus gigas) images added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/spotted-stingaree/
Banded Stingaree (Urolophus cruciatus) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/banded-stingaree/
Sparsely-spotted Stingaree (Urolophus paucimaculatus) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/sparsely-spotted-stingaree/
Western Shovelnose Stingaree (Trygonoptera mucosa) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/western-shovelnose-stingaree/
October 2022
New Tope images from South Africa added to the Tope Shark page:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/tope-shark/
New Paraná Freshwater Stingray images from the Rio Triste added to the Paraná Freshwater Stingray page:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/reticulated-freshwater-stingray/
Striped Panray (Zanobatus schoenleinii) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/striped-panray/
September 2022
Round Fantail Stingray images from Senegal added to the Round Stingray page:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/round-stingray/
Pearl Whipray (Fontitrygon margaritella) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/pearl-whipray/
Juvenile Thornback Skate images added to the Thornback skate page:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/thornback-skate/
Smalleyed Skate (Raja microocellata) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/smalleyed-skate/
June 2022
Leopard Catshark Indian Ocean Pattern Variant images added to the Leopard Catshark page:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/leopard-catshark/
Gulf Torpedo Ray (Torpedo sinuspersici) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/persian-gulf-torpedo-ray/
May 2022
Biscuit Skate (Raja straeleni) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/biscuit-skate/
Brown Shyshark (Haplobepharus fuscus) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/brown-shyshark/
April 2022
Indian Ocean Bluespotted Maskray (Neotrygon indica) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/indian-ocean-bluespotted-maskray/
Southern Banded Guitarfish (Zapteryx xyster) added to the Sharks and Rays Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/southern-banded-guitarfish/
March 2022
Spinytail Round Ray (Urotrygon aspidura) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/spinytail-round-ray/
February 2022
Pacific Chupare Stingray (Styracura pacifica) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/pacific-chupare-stingray/
Mazatlan Butterfly Ray (Gymnura crebripunctata) added to the Elasmobranch Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/mazatlan-butterfly-ray/
Chilean Round Ray (Urotrygon chilensis) added to the Shark and Ray Database:
https://www.sharksandrays.com/chilean-round-ray/
June 2021
The enormous task of fully rewriting 196 species accounts and the reediting of more than 20,000 images of sharks, rays, and chimaeras is completed!
September 2020
The bare bones framework of sharksandrays.com goes online as a much needed replacement for Elasmodiver.com; a popular but antiquated database of shark and ray information and images.