Description

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Common Names

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Piskehalet pigrokke , Danish , Denmark

Diamantpijlstaartrog , Dutch , Netherlands

Diamond stingray , English , South Africa

Hawaiian sting ray , English , Hawaii

Hawaiian stingray , English , USA

Whip-tailed stingray , English , UK

Whiptail stingray , English , Global

Pastenague batana , French , France

Hihimanu , Hawaiian , Hawaii

Lupe , Hawaiian , Hawaii

鞭尾魟 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Batea , Spanish , Spain

Raya , Spanish , Ecuador

Raya batana , Spanish , Nicaragua

Raya batana , Spanish , Spain

Raya con espinas , Spanish , Mexico

Raya con espinas , Spanish , Spain

Raya de espina , Spanish , Galapagos Is.

Raya de espina , Spanish , Mexico

Raya látigo , Spanish , Mexico

Raya-látigo batana , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Myliobatiformes

Family: Dasyatidae

Genus: Dasyatis

Species: Dasyatis brevis (Garman, 1880)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Biology

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Found in bays, in sea grass beds, kelp beds, and near reefs on sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 12951). Digs in the sand to feed (Ref. 5227). Feeds on small fishes, crabs, clams, and other benthic invertebrates (Ref. 37955). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Venomous spine on tail.

Habitat

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demersal