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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devilfish
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The sun is setting, and its slanting golden rays make the evening feel like a vast expanse of tenderness.—
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
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By producing the clearest map to date of soft X-rays, this team has further validated the phenomenon as a fascinating area of study in its own right.— Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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The resident Manta Trust team has catalogued 150 individual rays and uses the world's first underwater contactless ultrasound scanner to check on pregnant mantas, while the Olive Ridley Project leads turtle research across Laamu Atoll.— Jonny Bierman, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
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The whale shark, one of only three filter-feeding sharks and the largest fish in the ocean, and the manta and devil rays have joined the list that offers the strictest restrictions on trade, called Appendix I. Whale sharks are at risk from overfishing as well as being struck by ships.— Gareth J. Fraser, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
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Keep an eye out for sea turtles, hammerhead sharks, and manta rays.— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026
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The affected zone also sits along a critical migration corridor for reef manta rays, one of the archipelago’s biggest tourism draws.— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
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