Southern stingray: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the southern stingray lives – recorded in 23 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dasyatis americana
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Found in	23 countries
Continents	Africa, North America, South America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Myliobatiformes
Family	Dasyatidae

Where does the southern stingray live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the southern stingray in 23 countries and territories across Africa, 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 southern stingray?

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

About the southern stingray

The southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) 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 tail is serrated and covered in a venomous mucus, used for self-defense.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern stingray (revision 1374008426), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q469958 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).