#2033 · 🦈 sharks & rays

Short-tail Stingray

🇳🇱 Pokdalige pijlstaartrog ·Bathytoshia brevicaudata

LCleast concern 🦈 Sharks & rays 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Nigel Marsh · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © J. Martin Crossley · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
3. © J. Martin Crossley · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
4. © Marine Explorer (Dr John Turnbull) · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
5. © Callum Evans · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © scubagran · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Victoria, Australia:© janebowman · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Dashwood Bay, Australia:© RAD KI · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Unincorp. Western, South Australia, Australia:© Zoë Davis · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Rottnest Island WA 6161, Australia:© Alicia Smith · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

what is it?

The short-tail stingray or smooth stingray ( Dasyatis brevicaudata ) is a common species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It occurs off southern Africa, typically offshore at a depth of 180–480 m (590–1,570 ft), and off southern Australia and New Zealand, from the intertidal zone to a depth of 156 m (512 ft). It is mostly bottom-dwelling in nature and can be found across a range of habitats from estuaries to reefs, but also frequently swims into open water. The largest...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 3,054iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).