Their flattened bodies glide through the water with ease and grace but that does n't mean they ca n't work up a hell of an appetite . Stingrays normally feed off small fish , snails and shrimp around coral reefs , but in the Northern Territory the species has been captured using its powerful shell-crushing plates to devour a whole salmon . The docile creature slowly emerged out of the murky water , in remote Anson Bay , on to the sand where a blue salmon - caught by fishermen - lay . A stingray emerged from the murky water in remote Anson Bay in the Northern Territory . The stingray , known locally as Raymond , repeatedly raises its body above the salmon and gradually pulls and tugs until the whole fish is consumed , in the incredible video . Helicopter based fishing tours and adventure company Helifish caught the footage and posted it on their Facebook page . 'Our guide Ben had a salmon that got caught and did n't survive the release , ' the company explained . 'So when our resident friend Raymond showed up he gave him a little treat ... .amazing creatures . ' The stingray was captured using its powerful shell-crushing plates to devour a whole salmon . Helicopter based fishing tours and adventure company Helifish caught the footage . They posted it on Facebook and revealed the singray is called Raymond .
Raymond the stingray is known locally around the Northern Territory in the Territory . Men on a fishing trip left a blue salmon by the shore . The stingray emerged out of the murky water and devoured it .