#2063 · 🦈 sharks & rays

Diamond Stingray

🇳🇱 Diamantpijlstaartrog ·Hypanus dipterurus

VUvulnerable 🦈 Sharks & rays 📍 outside Europe

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

1. © Luis P. B. · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © R Lai · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © uzun · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Álvaro San José Elizundia · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Daniel Valdez · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Mission Bay, San Diego, CA, USA:© Alexis · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Juluapan, Mzlo., Col., México:© Alberto Alcalá · CC BY 4.0
8. Isla Pinzon, Ecuador:© Bill Levine · CC BY 4.0
9. Arica, Arica y Parinacota, Chile:© Diego Almendras · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Isabela, Parque Nacional Galápagos, EC-GA, EC:© nikonbird007 · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

The diamond stingray ( Dasyatis dipterura ) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It is found in the coastal waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean from southern California to northern Chile, and around the Galápagos and Hawaiian Islands. This bottom-dweller generally inhabits sandy or muddy flats near rocky reefs and kelp forests, to a depth of 30 m (98 ft), though off Hawaii it may range considerably deeper. As its common name suggests, this species has an...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,133iNaturalist observations
threat VUvulnerable

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).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
1,133 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.