Yes, they are found in the most unique body of water on the globe, whose water composition is akin to human blood and which during the Great Patriotic War was used for transfusion, with the wounded recovered.

And stingrays feel at ease in the Black Sea, producing numerous offspring. By the way, there are only two species of them in this water element - the sea cat, otherwise known as a tailed cat and a sea fox. Although, we note that in total in the seas and oceans of the Earth scientists count them more than eight dozen species. Before telling in detail about the Black Sea stingrays - a few words about the Black Sea in general.

A water body of a decent size

Indeed, its area is impressive - 430 thousand square kilometres with a coastline of 4 thousand kilometres. Ten major rivers flow into the sea - the Dnieper, the Rioni, the Southern Bug, the Danube, the Don, the Dniester and others. Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Russia, Georgia, Abkhazia, Abkhazia, Ukraine, etc., all have access to its coast. Its maximum depth is 2210 metres. It is called Black because of its colour in the heat of the elements, when it cannot be distinguished from the ominous black clouds. Besides, the objects thrown ashore by ferocious storms are all black in colour, because they are corroded by a huge mass of hydrogen sulphide at the bottom. The Black Sea had many other names - Temarun, Cimmerian, Scythian, Holy, Surozh. Also Pontus Axine is inhospitable, Pontus Euxine is hospitable. For all that, it is an inland body of water of the Atlantic Ocean and the maritime border between Europe and Asia. Sadly, but at a depth of 150 - 200 metres there is no life in it: the same hydrogen sulphide is to blame!

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Inhabitants of the underwater kingdom

Oh, their group is numerous! Just one species of fish about 170. There are primary freshwater (37 species), brackish water (27 species) and finally - marine (103 species).

Let's list the names of just a few of them: tulka, sprat, hamsa, mullet, gobies, sprat, sprat, pilengas (true and other sounds - pelengas, pelingas, belingas - family of mullet), sea cock, pike-perch, bream, perch, mackerel, herring sargan, swordfish, luffer (sea ray from the group of perch), pelamida, and the names can go on and on. Over 23 thousand tonnes of commercial fish are harvested in the sea annually. Stingrays are also caught in nets. By the way, fishermen catch them with fishing rod and spinning - from moorings or in the open sea from boats, yachts, etc. Besides fish there are crabs, rapans (sea mollusks, whose meat is pure protein and in local markets costs 700 rubles per kilo, by the way, until some time not from Tutoshne places, but imported under the keels of ships from overseas countries and multiplied here in plenty), mussels, crabs, other bottom minnows.

The pintail is very dangerous!

Otherwise known as a sea cat. It belongs to the genus cartilaginous. It lives happily in all subtropical and tropical seas and oceans. In the Black Sea is found near the coasts of Sochi, Gelendzhik, Tuapse, Anapa, which we named above other, in addition to Russia, the Black Sea countries.

The stingray leads a bottom lifestyle. He is an egg-livorous. Offspring develops in the womb, and comes out of it, being ready to exist independently, like a cat that lives on its own and walks (swims) where he wants. The size of stingrays can be different - depending on their age. They are diamond-shaped or disc-shaped. The width of the disc can exceed two metres. The length is one-third as long. The tail is longer than the disc. It has at least one venomous spike at the end. The pintail itself is quite peaceful. When it sees danger, it tends to swim away, burrow into the sand or mud. But woe to anyone who steps on it or tries to catch it with his hands! The blow of its tail is like the blow of a whip. It can even pierce through your shoes. But not only that tragedy - the thorn will let you poison, which is no less toxic than any other snake. Most often it happens that the wound, after a few days without any major consequences heals, but it happens that the venom leads to death, as in acute allergies. Therefore, you can not joke with the sea cat. Why is the pintail nicknamed the sea cat? For the simple reason that it is very good at navigating in the dark. It hunts its victims at dusk or at night. And helps him to do this special enzyme guanine, which forms a mirror layer in the eyes, when hitting on which improves even dark or dim picture. The behaviour of the stingray when attacking is similar to that of a cat. The same sudden jumps, and from above. Burying in the silt by eye, patiently waits for prey. As soon as it appears, rushes to the top, let to the same muti. And quickly descends with his mouth directly on the victim. The teeth of the stingray resemble plates, capable of grinding even shells. Eats, by the way, tailed shrimp, small fish like hamsa or sprat, mollusks or crustaceans. And his spike is not for hunting, but for defence. Female stingrays are larger than males. The weight of the stingray reaches up to ten, and in other, for example, the southern warm seas exceeds and all twenty kilograms. Note that both types of stingrays prefer warm water. They live for ten or even twenty years. Small stingrays are born in the size of eight centimetres in width and can be twenty and in length. The time of their mass birth is between June and July. Let us remind you that they have no kinship relations, they have never existed, they live on their own. There are dozens of species of sea cat in the seas and oceans. Some are over four and a half metres long. Beautiful, just graceful swim - admire, but do not neglect caution! Especially when fishing for them.  I do not mean in the open sea, but near the coast, where they are much smaller. If you catch one, don't hurry, take it off the hook slowly. Or he will whip you with his whip so hard that he'll take off a good part of your fingers!

Sea fox

Ocean scientists from different countries and different continents have encountered it, as well as other species of stingrays, the sea cat, in the oceans and seas. In particular, V. Bogorov, L. Zenkevich from the USSR, J. Isaacs and V. Chalmen (USA), R. Marumo (Japan), Jacques-Yves Cousteau (France) and others. So all the diverse life of the underwater world they described in detail and thoroughly. What do we know from the studies of marine biologists about the stingray - sea fox? It bears other names - spiny stingray. spiny stingray. Areal of its habitat is quite wide - the sea expanses of South Africa, the Atlantic Ocean, the Black Sea, and since some time it was found and in the Sea of Azov, are found and off the coast of Norway and Iceland.

The fox is rhombus-shaped. Flat, like the sea cat. with wing-like pectoral fins, which at their ends are pointed. The upper part of the body is studded with spines. Covered with light and dark spots. If the sea cat's upper body is smooth to the touch, almost velvety, the sea fox, it is like sandpaper. At the same time, the spines are not only on the back, but also on the upper part of the tail. The size of males seventy and more centimetres, females 120 and beyond. Egg-bearing. Live at a depth of twenty to three hundred metres. Except for the Black Sea, where life ceases after 150-200 metres due to hydrogen sulphide. Mates in spring. Lays 50 to 170 eggs. After four months, cubs about 12 centimetres tall are born. Before birth, each egg is enclosed in a kind of strong capsule covered with a horny layer. The capsule is 6-9 centimetres long and 4-7 wide.  Newborn sea foxes measuring 12-13 centimetres emerge through the narrow slit of the egg. And they begin their independent life. The stingray - sea fox has no commercial value. It tastes like squid. And in some countries, the meat is very popular. Sometimes the sea fox is compared to eagles and hawks. Only those plan beautifully in the air, but the sea fox in the water. However, the sea cat is also graceful when swimming. The sea fox is more friendly. Its wings and shoulders can be eaten. They are high in protein, which improves digestion. The meat contains useful trace elements: potassium, magnesium, iodine, etc. But those suffering from gastritis and peptic ulcer disease, it is better not to eat sea fox. It will hurt! By the way, the sea fox makes delicious soups, bay, steaks, cutlets, and liver pate. The sea fox is a bottom-feeding fish. It feeds on worms, mollusks, hamsa, mackerel, crabs. Surprisingly, but its prey she whips, deafening, with its tail. By the way, swimming, it balances with it, changing directions.

Catching stingrays

It is necessary to remember firmly - stingrays like warm water - degrees above twenty. Already at eighteen they can not catch them. The best time for fishermen - August. Although it can be caught from the beginning of June and up to September.

Again, depending on the water temperature. For example, the coastal waters of Anapa, where shallow water and sandy beaches, warm up for twenty in late May. And you can often observe such a picture - lifeguards, whose houses have already been brought to the beach, walk with pitchforks along the shore. A wave of them, and at the end of the pitchforks a stingray, whose tail-beach is whipping iron. By evening the rescuers have a delicious soup with spices and other caught fish. During daylight hours, stingrays are fishing well for bait in deep water. From the boat or ordinary boat, itself from yachts. At dusk and night from the pier. Preference as bait stingrays give sea gobies, shrimp, small crabs, mussels, hamsa and other small fish. Surprisingly, but the stingray is not afraid to enter estuaries. Both the sea cat and the sea fox, as well as other species of stingray, are relatives of sharks.

By the way, the Black Sea is home to the catran, a local species of shark. Their heads, meat can be bought in the markets. Add a bit of pork fat to the fish mince and the cutlets are a real treat. Catran is not dangerous to humans. It feeds on all sorts of sea minnows, and keeps away from the coast. But sometimes you can catch it. The size of our shark is a metre, a metre and a half, sometimes a little more.