Diamond stingray: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the diamond stingray lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dasyatis dipterura
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Found in	4 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Myliobatiformes
Family	Dasyatidae

Where does the diamond stingray live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the diamond stingray in 4 countries and territories across North America and South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the diamond stingray?

The diamond stingray (Dasyatis dipterura) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Myliobatiformes and the family Dasyatidae, genus Dasyatis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the diamond stingray

The diamond stingray (Hypanus dipterurus) 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 angular, diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc that is plain brown or gray above, with rows of tubercles along the midline and on the "shoulders". The long, whip-like tail has both dorsal and ventral fin folds, which distinguish this ray from the closely similar longtail stingray (H. longa). It typically grows to 1 m (3.3 ft) across.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Diamond stingray (revision 1354937077), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q140127 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).