Stingrays are a group of about 100 species of rays, while manta rays have only two species.

Manta rays are much larger and heavier than stingrays.

Stingrays have barbed spines, but manta rays do not.

Stingrays can be harmful to humans, but mantas do not cause accidental attacks on divers.

Manta rays are found mainly around tropical waters and almost never in subtropical areas, while stingrays inhabit tropical, subtropical, and occasionally temperate waters.

Stingrays

Stingrays are a group of fish rather than a species. In fact, stingrays are members of a taxonomic suborder that includes about 100 species organized into eight families. Stingrays, sometimes called sting rays, have small bodies, about 35 centimeters long. Importantly, they are able to localize their venom to the underside of other animals, which is important for humans. However, stingrays do not usually attack humans with venom, but the occasional sting can cause localized trauma, painful swelling and muscle spasms.

Sting rays have one or more barbed spines on the ventral side of their tails, and this ability to sting is important to their ability to catch prey. They are predators; however, they do not use their dorsal eyes to locate prey. Hedgehogs have a good sense of smell and they have electroreceptors that can be used together to recognize and identify prey.

Stingrays are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical waters, and some species can also live in temperate waters. Despite their worldwide distribution, many of their species have been recognized as vulnerable or endangered.

Manta rays

There are two types of manta rays, known as manta rays and manta rays, and reef manta rays and ocean manta rays in the common tongue, respectively. They are very important members of all rays because of their huge size. In fact, manta rays are the largest rays, with a width of over 7 meters. An adult manta ray usually weighs up to 1,350 kilograms. Their triangular body has paddle-like lobes in front of the mouth.

The mouth is large and located in the front, and the lower jaw has 18 rows of teeth. These huge creatures are found in both tropical and subtropical marines. Manta rays exhibit an interesting behavior in that they allow other fish (such as remoras, wrasse, and angelfish) to feed on particles left in their gills. As a result, manta rays can remove unwanted material and parasites. This behavior is a great example of reciprocalism. These interesting elasmobranchs are dark on the back and light on the belly.