Whiptail Stingrays
Dasyatidae
The whiptail stingrays are a family, the Dasyatidae, of rays in the order Myliobatiformes. They are found worldwide in tropical to temperate marine waters, and a number of species have also penetrated into fresh water in Africa, Asia, and Australia. Members of this family have flattened pectoral fin discs that range from oval to diamond-like in shape. Their common name comes from their whip-like tails, which are much longer than the disc and lack dorsal and...
4 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 106 known species
Common Whiptail Stingrays
subfamilyDasyatinae
Maskrays
subfamilyNeotrygoninae
Whiprays and allies
subfamilyUrogymninae
Cowtail stingrays
subfamilyHypolophinae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 47271.