Blue stingray
Dasyatis chrysonota
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A stingray from the coast of southern Africa, from shallow bays. Near threatened.
- Scientific name
- Dasyatis chrysonota
- Family
- Dasyatidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Dasyatidae
- Order
- Myliobatiformes
- Synonyms
- Dasyatis chrysonota chrysonota, Dasyatis pastinaca, Leiobatis pastinaca, Trygon chrysonota, Trygon pastinaca
Origin
- Native region
- África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 75 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Livebearer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Near threatened (NT)
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