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Sharpsnout stingray (Fontitrygon geijskesi)
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Sharpsnout stingray (Fontitrygon geijskesi) specimen
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Dasyatidae

Sharpsnout stingray

Fontitrygon geijskesi

A sharp snout ploughs shallow sandy bottoms

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • South America
  • Other
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Sharpsnout stingray is a fish of Western Central Atlantic. The largest recorded length is 150 cm. It is listed as Critically Endangered.

Maximum length
150 cm
Body shape
other
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: patchy distribution, from Belize to northern Brazil.
Conservation status
CRCritically Endangered

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