Roughtail stingray

Bathytoshia centroura

Offshore in winter coastal in summer

Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
North America
South America
Other
Large
Tropical fish

The roughtail stingray (Bathytoshia centroura) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, with separate populations in coastal waters of the northwestern and southwestern Atlantic Ocean. This bottom-dwelling species typically inhabits sandy or muddy areas with patches of invertebrate cover, at a depth of 15–50 m (49–164 ft). It is seasonally migratory, overwintering in offshore waters and moving into coastal habitats for summer.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Stingrays
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Bathytoshia
Maximum length: 300 cm
Body shape: other
Distribution: Western Atlantic: antitropical; from western and southern USA, including the Gulf of Mexico, and Brazil to Argentina (Ref. 114953 ). Eastern Atlantic populations refer to Bathytoshia lata (Ref. 109651 , 114953 ).
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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