Round Stingray Got Me!

[Red Fish]

The only pier where we've received multiple reports on electric rays is the Ventura Pier, which is actually a good pier for a number of sharays.

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I am surprised you can handle them as I thought you could get shocked but apparently not (or maybe that’s just in the water as a conductor).

 

[Ken Jones]

No, you can receive a very large shock, potentially up to 50 (some sources say 220) volts, enough to knock a person off his feet and potentially enough to kill someone with a weak heart. This typically occurs if you come in contact with the disk in the pectoral region of the ray. Typically a person is numbed to some degree by a shock, a reason they are called numbfish in some areas. I believe handling a dead electric ray is safe.