Description

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Prominent triangular snout. Broadly rounded outer corners of disc. Upper surface brown or yellowish brown, paler toward margins of disc. Lower surface white (Ref. 6902). Few scapular spines. Middorsal row of spines present, but few on tail beyond pelvic fins (Ref. 7251).

Common Names

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Florida-pigrokke , Danish , Denmark

Atlantische pijlstaartrog , Dutch , Netherlands

Atlantic Stingray , English , Cuba

Atlantic stingray , English , UK

Atlantic stingray , English , USA

Atlantic stingray , English , Global

Atlandi astelrai , Estonian , Estonia

Atlantinkeihäsrausku , Finnish , Finland

Raie , French , Guadeloupe

大西洋魟 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Floridskiy khostokol , Russian , Russia

Raya enana , Spanish , Cuba

Raya hocicona , Spanish , Spain

Raya látigo de espina , Spanish , Mexico

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Myliobatiformes

Family: Dasyatidae

Genus: Hypanus

Species: Hypanus sabinus (Lesueur, 1824)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Biology

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Adults inhabit coastal waters, including estuaries and lagoons (Ref. 12951) and ascend rivers (Ref. 12951). They feed on tube anemones, polychaete worms, small crustaceans, clams, and serpent stars (Ref. 12951). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Parturition occurs in July and August (Ref. 27549). Litters of 2-3 pups; gestation 4 months (Ref. 114953).

Habitat

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freshwater