Red stingray: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the red stingray lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hemitrygon akajei
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Myliobatiformes
Family	Dasyatidae

Where does the red stingray live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red stingray in 3 countries and territories across Asia.

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.

Is the red stingray endangered?

The red stingray’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the red stingray?

The red stingray (Hemitrygon akajei) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Myliobatiformes and the family Dasyatidae, genus Hemitrygon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red stingray

The red stingray (Hemitrygon akajei) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean off Japan, Korea, and China, and possibly elsewhere. It primarily inhabits shallow, sandy habitats close to shore, and has been known to enter brackish water. The red stingray has a diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc and gains its common name from its bright orange-red underside; there may also be patches of orange at various spots on its upper surface. Most individuals are no more than 1 m (3.3 ft) long.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red stingray (revision 1354937047), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q28776833 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).