How to Identify Southern Stingray Underwater
Hypanus americanus
This species is flagged as potentially hazardous to divers. Maintain a respectful distance and avoid handling.
The southern stingray (Dasyatis americana) is a whiptail stingray found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Western Atlantic Ocean from New Jersey to southern Brazil. It has a flat, diamond-shaped disc, with a mud brown, olive, and grey dorsal surface and white underbelly (ventral surface). The barb on its tai...
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