Fishverified

Hypanus americanus

(Hildebrand & Schroeder, 1928)

Southern Stingray

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Myliobatiformes

Family

Dasyatidae

Where to find it

common

AnguillaAntigua and BarbudaSint Maarten

occasional

Cayman IslandsMexicoSaint Kitts and NevisTurks and Caicos Islands

rare

BahamasPuerto RicoSabaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSint Eustatius

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Arabian Whipray

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Blackspotted Whipray

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Izu Stingray

Hemitrygon navarrae

Blackfish Stingray