Stingray

A stingray is a type of marine fish related to sharks. They have flattened bodies made of pectoral fins that are joined to the head and body with a tail in the rear. Their eyes are set to the sides of the stingray and the mouth and gills are located on the underbelly. Stingrays swim by moving their bodies like a wave. Stingrays produce a deadly venom delivered by a stinger.National Geographic: Stingray Profile

In February 2009, a man in Great Britain caught a giant stingray, weighing 700 pounds, in Thailand's Maeklong River.Telegraph: British Biologist Catches 55 Stone, Record-breaking Stingray (February 24, 2009)

On February 24, 2009, The Telegraph reported that Ian Welch, of Great Britain, captured a giant stingray in the Maeklong River of Thailand. Welch said the 700 pound stingray nearly tipped the boat he was on, as he tried to reel it in. It took the help of 13 grown men to hoist the stingray out of the water. The giant stingray was seven feet wide and seven feet long. Its deadly stinger was 10 feet long alone. The stingray turned out to be a pregnant female; it was released.Telegraph: British Biologist Catches 55 Stone, Record-breaking Stingray (February 24, 2009)

• National Geographic: Giant River Stingrays Found Near Thai City (April 29, 2008)