Tortonese's stingray

Dasyatis tortonesei

Nine young after a four month pregnancy

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Large
Temperate fish

Tortonese's stingray is known around Northeast Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 80 cm.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Stingrays
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Dasyatis
Maximum length: 80 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Northeast Atlantic: known only from the Mediterranean. Validity of this species questioned in Compagno's 1999 checklist (Ref. 35766 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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