Animalia > Chordata > Elasmobranchii > Myliobatiformes > Dasyatidae > Dasyatis > Dasyatis pastinaca

Dasyatis pastinaca (Stingray; Sting ray; Common stingray; Blue stingray)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean and Black Seas. It typically inhabits sandy or muddy habitats in coastal waters shallower than 60 m (200 ft), often burying itself in sediment. Usually measuring 45 cm (18 in) across, the common stingray has a diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc slightly wider than long, and a whip-like tail with upper and lower fin folds. It can be identified by its plain coloration and mostly smooth skin, except for a row of tubercles along the midline of the back in the largest individuals.
View Wikipedia Record: Dasyatis pastinaca

Infraspecies

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Dasyatis pastinaca

Attributes

Female Maturity [1]  3 years 8 months
Litter Size [1]  6
Maximum Longevity [1]  21 years

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Canary Islands Spain Oceania Tropical and Subtropical Coastal Rivers      
Coastal Levant Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey Palearctic Xeric Freshwaters and Endorheic Basins    

Protected Areas

Consumers

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
2Pollerspöck, J. & Straube, N. (2015), Bibliography database of living/fossil sharks, rays and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii, Holocephali) -Host-Parasites List/Parasite-Hosts List-, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 04/2015;
3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0