Pelagic Stingray (Pteroplatytrygon violacea)

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Pteroplatytrygon violacea

(Bonaparte, 1832)

Pelagic Stingray

Also known as: Blue Stingray, Guiler's Stingray, Violet Stingray

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Taxonomy

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Myliobatiformes

Family

Dasyatidae

Where to find it

common

Croatia

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