Rare 400-pound stingray found in Long Island Sound off Connecticut coast
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Scientists conducting a survey in Long Island Sound made a rare catch last week when they reeled in a massive roughtail stingray not normally seen in the waters off the Connecticut coast.
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400-pound stingray caught in Long Island Sound in relatively rare
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HUGE' 400-Pound Stingray Found in Long Island Sound
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Stingray pregnancy shocks aquarium, shark lab in North Carolina
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More than a dozen injured by stingrays in Corpus Christi
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CT Fish and Wildlife crew catches 400-pound stingray in Long
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What a catch! Crews catch 400-pound stingray along Atlantic coast
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Rare giant stingray found by CT trawl crew in Long Island Sound
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