Spotted Ray; these rays have a very wide diamond-shaped pectoral disc that can reach over 9 feet wide, and is a dramatic dark colour scattered with light spots or rings. It can grow to over 8 feet long, and when including the incredibly long whip-like tail, it has been measured at over 16 feet long. They prefer bays and reefs, but will school in large groups to cross distance in open water, ‘flying’ through the water and sometimes leaping completely into the air to escape pursuit.
Bec & Andrew are the creative geniuses behind Akamina Studio. These two incredibly-kind individuals call Calgary home, but you're more-likely to find them in the mountains or off exploring the world.
Illustration by Bec Kilpatrick, printed by Akamina in Calgary, AB.