New Zealand - Fishing - Men pose with caught fish and a stingray - 1944? - Collins, Tudor Photo Stingrays - A group of sea rays, which are cartilaginous fish related to sharks. They are classified in the suborder Myliobatoidei of the order Myliobatiformes and consist of eight families: Hexatrygonidae (sixgill stingray), Plesiobatidae (deepwater stingray), Urolophidae (stingarees), Urotrygonidae (round rays), Dasyatidae (whiptail stingrays), Potamotrygonidae (river stingrays), Gymnuridae (butterfly rays), and Myliobatidae (eagle rays). - Stingrays are common in coastal tropical and subtropical marine waters throughout the world. - Some species, such as Dasyatis thetidis, are found in warmer temperate oceans, and others, such as Plesiobatis daviesi, are found in the deep ocean. - The river stingrays, and a number of whiptail stingrays (such as the Niger stingray), are restricted to fresh water. Most myliobatoids are demersal (inhabiting the next-to-lowest zone in the water column), but some, such as the pelagic stingray and the eagle rays, are pelagic. (Reference: Wikipedia) New Zealand Fishing - New Zealand is one of the world's great fishing countries. Trout are plentiful throughout the country. - Lakes, rivers, back country stream and spring creeks all offer fantastic opportunities to fish for brown and rainbow trout. - In the South Island you can also fish for salmon in many places. Most waters in New Zealand are in the public domain. - Many are easily accessed via public right of way and the Queens Chain. Others can usually be visited through landowner permission. (Reference: https://fishandgame.org.nz/) ----------------------- Image source: [Men pose with caught fish and a stingray],Collins, Tudor Washington, 1898-1970, photographer,1944?,PH-2013-7-TC-B415-17 https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collection/object/am_library-photography-78238