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Lutz's Stingray
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IUCN VU · Vulnerable

Lutz's Stingray

Hypanus berthalutzae

Hypanus berthalutzae, known as Lutz's stingray, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae first described in 2020. Its typical size is unknown, though the largest known specimen was 68 cm (27 in) wide. Most known specimens are female.

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Description

The species has a kite-shaped disc, that is slightly wider than long. Its eyes relatively large and protruding, with small spiracles directly behind. This stingray has a unique ratio of 16:1 females to males.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1227508.