SHORT-TAIL STINGRAY

Dasyatis brevicaudata

External links

IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC)

Media Center Navigation

SHORT-TAIL STINGRAY

Images


Choose images

Dasyatis brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875)

Page navigation

Page 1
Classification : Text  | Graphic  | Source

Table Of Contents

Overview

Biology

Source and Additional Information
FishBase external link
 
See FishBase for additional references external link
Some rights reserved
Some rights reserved

Occurs offshore, on the outer shelf and uppermost slope; sometimes close inshore (Ref. 5578). Found on sandy bottoms, in bays, harbors, and near rocky reefs (Ref. 12951). Often in aggregations (Ref. 12951). Feeds on fishes, bivalves, squid, and crustaceans (Ref. 12951). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Reputed to be the largest stingray in the world weighing more than 350,000 g (Ref. 6871). Frequently raises its tail in a scorpion-like fashion when approached, but is considered more as inquisitive rather than aggressive (Ref. 6871). The barbed tail however can inflict a severe or potentially fatal wound (Ref. 6871). Sometimes caught by anglers (Ref. 5578). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 26346.